Acercamientos a la comprensión de la vocación pedagógica en la experiencia de cursar el primer año de estudio en educación superior

2014 ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Antonio Freire Hermosilla ◽  
Nelson Rodríguez Arratia ◽  
Pablo Solórzano Marchant
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
University Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

Resumen El artículo trata sobre la articulación de sentido en los estudiantes de las carreras de pedagogía que cursan su primer año. El propósito fue conocer cómo ellos fueron otorgando significados y sentidos en la interacción, asumiendo sus interpretaciones y pre-comprensión social sobre la profesión docente. Los fundamentos teóricos nacen desde el análisis actancial (A. Greimas) y el análisis segundo hermenéutico (P. Ricoeur). Estudio de tipo cualitativo, exploratorio, su recolección de datos fue producto de Entrevistas en profundidad y Focus Group. Pese de emerger 5 ejes relevantes, uno de éstos, la ‘vocación’ arrojó una serie de resultados, distinguiéndose como una actitud interpretativa de disposición personal para enfrentarse a cualquier dificultad en la profesión, salvando las dificultades y oportunidades en las  narrativas personales. Palabras clave: Representaciones sociales, narrativas, experiencia universitaria, vocación, profesión docente. APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND THE TEACHING VOCATION IN THE FIRST YEAR COURSE OF STUDY IN the university EDUCATION EXPERIENCE Abstract This article is about the articulation of sense in students of pedagogic programs who are in their first year. The purpose was to know how they were giving meanings and senses in the interaction, incorporating their interpretations and social pre-understanding about the Teaching profession. The theoretical foundations grow from the actantial analysis (A. Greimas) and the hermeneutic second analysis (P. Ricoeur). Study of a qualitative and exploratory kind; its data collection was product of deep interviews and focus group. Even though 5 relevant cores emerge, one of them, the “vocation” showed several results, distinguishing as an interpretative attitude of personal disposition to face any difficulty in the profession, wading the complexities and opportunities in the personal narratives. Key Words: Social representations, narratives, university experience, vocation, teaching profession.

WORK-BASED LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGES OF LEARNERS, WORKPLACES AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Roosipõld ◽  
Krista Loogma ◽  
Mare Kurvits ◽  
Kristina Murtazin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Constructivist Learning Theory ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Restaurant Management ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Constructivist Learning

In recent years, providing higher education in the form of work-based learning has become more important in the higher education (HE) policy and practice almost in all EU countries. Work-based learning (WBL) in HE should support the development of competences of self-guided learners and adjust the university education better to the needs of the workplace. The study is based on two pilot projects of WBL in HE in Estonia: Tourism and Restaurant Management professional HE programme and the master’s programme in Business Information Technology. The model of integrative pedagogy, based on the social-constructivist learning theory, is taken as a theoretical foundation for the study. A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with the target groups. The data analysis used a horizontal analysis to find cross-cutting themes and identify patterns of actions and connections. It appears, that the challenge for HE is to create better cooperation among stakeholders; the challenge for workplaces is connected with better involvement of students; the challenge for students is to take more initiative and responsibility in communication with workplaces.

Does university attendance impact students' political tolerance and open-mindedness: the atypical case of Israel?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehorit Dadon-Golan ◽  
Adrian Ziderman ◽  
Iris BenDavid-Hadar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
University Education ◽  
Lecture Hall ◽  
Political Tolerance ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

PurposeA major justification for the state subsidy of university education at public institutions (and, in some countries, of private universities too) is the economic and social benefits accruing to society as whole from a significantly university-educated workforce and citizenship. Based upon a broad range of research findings, a particular societal benefit emanating from higher education relates to good citizenship: that it leads to more open mindedness and tolerant political attitudes. We examined these issues using a representative sample of students from Israeli universities to clarify the extent to which these outcomes would be paralleled in the Israeli setting, where the university experience differs markedly from that found typically in the West.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on a comparison of political tolerance levels between first- and final-year students enrolled in regular undergraduate study programs (of four days a week or more). However since a change in tolerance is likely to be contingent also on the amount of time that the student spends on campus during the study year, we introduce, as a control group, students enrolled in compressed study programs (of three days a week or less) and compare changes in their tolerance levels with tolerance changes of students enrolled in regular programs. Research questionnaires were distributed to undergraduate students at three universities from the three major districts in Israel–north, south and center. The achieved sample size was 329 students.FindingsUsing Difference-in-Differences techniques, we looked for any changes in students' general political tolerance, over the course of their studies. Surprisingly, we found no such effect on political tolerance attitudes. Israeli students are older and often married and though nominally full-time students, they often hold down a full-time job. Thus they come and go to attend lectures but do not otherwise spend much time on campus. Given the somewhat perfunctory nature of the university experience for most Israeli students, it does not to lead to more open-minded and tolerant political attitudes.Practical implicationsSome broader, practical applications of the research, beyond the Israeli case, are presented, particularly related to distance learning and to the impact of COVID-19. Attention is given to more recent “Cancel culture” developments on university campuses.Originality/valueThe results have wider implications, to other university setting in other countries. Changes in political attitudes may occur in university settings where campus life is well developed, with opportunities for student interaction, formally in extra-curricular events or through social mixing outside the lecture hall. Where the university experience is more minimally confined to attendance at lectures these desirable outcomes may not be forth coming. These findings are relevant to other university frameworks where campus attendance is marginal, such as in open university education and, even more explicitly, in purely internet-based higher education study.

scholarly journals MODELO METODOLÓGICO DE VISITAS A CLASES HACIA LA MATERIALIZACIÓN DE INTEGRACIÓN DE CONTENIDOS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Pedro Manuel Gómez Ávila ◽  
Adis Nilda Cutiño Ocaña ◽  
José Antonio Leyva Regalón
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
First Year ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Content Integration ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Content

Es un reto de los educadores del colectivo docente de primer año de la carrera de Ingeniería Informática de la Universidad de Granma perfeccionar el proceso docente-educativo, a partir de que se revelan insuficientes nexos y relaciones entre las disciplinas y asignaturas del currículo de primer año, que hace que no se aprovechen adecuadamente los conocimientos previos para potenciar nuevos conocimientos de forma integrada. Por tanto, esta investigación tiene como fin elaborar un modelo metodológico de visitas a clases hacia la materialización de integración de contenidos en el proceso formativo. Es un modelo, quefacilita el problema de la integración de los contenidos académicos y proporciona una mejor contribución a la contextualización del contenido y a la calidad de los resultados en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje. PALABRAS CLAVE: Proceso formativo; integración de contenidos; proceso interdisciplinar; contextualización de contenidos. METHODOLOGICAL MODEL OF VISITS TO CLASSES TO THE MATERIALIZATION OF INTEGRATION OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT It is a challenge for educators teaching staff first year of the Computer Engineering degree from the University of Granma improve the educational process, from that insufficient linkages and relationships between disciplines and subjects in the curriculum of the year are revealed, which makes no prior knowledge properly exploit new knowledge to enhance an integrated manner. Therefore, this research aims to develop a methodological model of class visits towards the materialization of content integration in the training process. It is a model that facilitates the problem of the integration of academic content and provides a better contribution to the contextualization of the content and the quality of the results in the teaching-learning process. KEYWORDS: Formative process; contents integration; interdisciplinary process; contents contextualization.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the choice of profession of first-year teaching students

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Hislop-Esterhuizen ◽  
J. G. Maree ◽  
M. J. Van der Linde ◽  
A. Swanepoel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
First Year ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
The University

The lack of appropriately qualified teachers in South Africa is growing rapidly and debates about the decline in teacher numbers in South Africa are increasing. In this study, the results of an investigation into possible factors that impact on the career choice of teaching students are reported. The reasons why first-year teaching students at the University of Pretoria chose teachings a career were studied by using a non-experimental design (survey design; administering anon-standardised questionnaire). The results revealed, inter alia, that a number of factors influence the career choice of first-year teaching students. Trends that emerged from the current study include the following: many more women than men enter the teaching profession; relatively few African language speaking students choose education as a field of study and the role of parents in helping their children to choose a career cannot be underestimated. 

Trauma and Coping among University Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Asanka Bulathwatta
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
University Education ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Students First ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The University

University education is an important stage of students’ academic life. Therefore, all students need to develop their competencies to attain the goal of passing examinations and also to developing their wisdom related to scientific knowledge they gathered through their academic life. Life in universities is a critical period for individuals as it is a foot step to acquiring the emotional and social qualities in their social life. There are many adolescents who have been affected by traumatic events during their life span but have not been identified or treated. More specifically, there are numerous burning issues within first year university students, namely, ragging done by seniors to juniors, bullying, invalidation and issues related to attitudes changes and orientation. Those factors can be traumatic for both their academic and day to day life style. Identifying the students who are with emotional damages and their resiliency afterwards the traumas and effective rehabilitation from the traumatic events is immensely needed in order to facilitate university students for their academic achievements and social life within the University education. This study tries to figure out the role of Emotional Intelligence for developing coping strategies among adolescents who face traumatic events. Late adolescence students recently enrolled at University (Bachelor students/ first year students) will be selected as sample. The study is to be conducted in a cross cultural manner comparing 100 students each from Germany and Sri Lanka.

A Strategy to Expand the University Education Paradigm

2011 ◽  
pp. 235-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Education ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Faculty Developer ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Class ◽  
Delivery Approach

To date most online content and experiences have been packaged in a traditional “class” format and delivered using a web site posted on a provider’s server. This chapter suggests a slight deviation from this approach for packaging and delivering Internet education. It suggests a look beyond the “class” delivery approach. The premise for this strategy is the belief that the greatest strength of the Internet for education may lie in delivery of class “components,” not classes, themselves. These online components can be used to supplement and add value to the traditional class experience, not replace it. The strategy proposes that the university provide, sponsor, administer and maintain an automated online portal to post and sell faculty-created material. An “e-store” selling products developed by the university’s faculty members. It is hoped that universities will explore this idea to develop new ways of packaging and delivering education that better reward the faculty developer, help pay for the service and also add “value” to the education experience.

scholarly journals ADAPTATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS TO TRAINING CONDITIONS AT UNIVERSITY: EXPERIENCE, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Семен Резник ◽  
Semen Reznik ◽  
М. Черниковская ◽  
M. Chernikovskaya ◽  
Е. Носова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
First Year ◽  
State University ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Federal Districts ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

<p>The article is devoted to the problem of adaptation of first-year students to the conditions for mastering educational programs at the university. It is based on the results of monitoring of students of Russian higher educational institutions within the framework of the research "Change in Composition and Life Priorities of Students of Higher Educational Institutions and Their Social Stability ", executed by the Penza State University of Architecture and Construction. More than 400 students from 13 state universities in 5 federal districts of Russia took part in the monitoring.</p><p>The article features the results of monitoring of Russian students concerning their readiness for higher educational institutions. The results of the monitoring showed that the problem of adaptation of first-year students is a major issue, which still remains a subject for discussions while being the foundation of education in junior courses. The paper defines the concept of adaptation, presents the types and functions of the student's social adaptation and summarizes the conclusions of the study. Some proposals to improve the adaptation of first-year students have been developed and implemented.</p>

scholarly journals New technologies and pedagogical profession: analysis of best practices (on the example of a group of universities)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 135-147
Author(s):  
Oksana Mikheieva ◽  
Tamara Otroshko ◽  
Tetiana Sydorenko ◽  
Albina Kovtun ◽  
Oksana Sviderska
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
University Education ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Education And Development ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the study is the analysis of best practices in the implementation of new technologies in the system of university education and their impact on the development of the teaching profession. Research tasks: - to conduct a sociological survey of teachers of higher educational institutions on the impact of new technologies on the teaching profession in order to identify problematic and positive aspects of the introduction of new educational technologies; - to analyze the best practices of introduction of new educational technologies in the leading universities of the world for the purpose of formation of the generalized algorithm of adaptation of new technologies to educational process and development of a pedagogical profession; - formulation of recommendations for ensuring high quality of online education and development of the pedagogical profession in the conditions of online learning. we note that new technologies will certainly improve the skills of teachers, but provided that the university creates the necessary working conditions.

scholarly journals Does Race Matter? - Outcomes of the First Year Experience in a Canadian University

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-109
Author(s):  
J. Paul Grayson
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Racial Diversity ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
Classroom Experiences ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Academic Involvement ◽  
Ethnic And Racial Diversity ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

Canadian cities are experiencing increasing ethnic and racial diversity. As a result there is a growing concern with the degree to which Canadian institutions meet the needs of a heterogeneous population. Despite this concern, as yet, there have been no systematic studies of race relations on Canadian campuses and the degree to which outcomes of the university experience are affected by race. Data for the current study were collected at York University through a survey of 1,093 students at the time of entry in September and a survey of 1,129 students conducted in February/March of the first year. Data analysis focuses on the background characteristics of students of various races, their social and academic involvement and classroom experiences, outcomes of the first year in university, and the degree to which race affects both experiences and outcomes. It is found that in general students of non-European origins come from families with different socio-economic characteristics than those of European descent. In addition, the nature of the university experience varies by minority status and/or race. Comparisons, however, do not always favour students of European origin. Finally, although some outcomes of the first year experience - self-assessed intellectual development and knowledge, grade point averages, and intentions to return to the university - vary by racial group; race per se explains little, if any, of the total variance. In essence, there is a considerable degree of equality in outcomes so far as race is concerned. Explanations for differences in outcomes are to be found in classroom experiences, contacts with faculty etc., and academic involvement.

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