Learning through Work: How Can a Narrative Approach to Evaluation Build Students' Capacity for Resilience?

Autor/inn/en	Mate, Susan; Ryan, Maureen
Titel	Learning through Work: How Can a Narrative Approach to Evaluation Build Students' Capacity for Resilience?
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 16 (2015) 3, S.153-161 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Resilience (Psychology); Work Experience; Personal Narratives; Professional Development; Correlation; Vignettes; Networks; Skill Development; Interviews; Professional Personnel; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Erlebniserzählung; Korrelation; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Personalbestand; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Some professionals have a conscious purpose-driven "professional identity" and others forge an identity over time and through various work experiences. This research draws on the narratives professionals at different life and career stages shared about their professional development. The findings highlight the importance attributed to resilience, among broader themes associated with building professional identity. Vignettes of the stories told by two of the participants are presented here to highlight ways in which resilience can be acquired, for example, by building networks and being adaptable. It is proposed that narrative analysis techniques could be used to build students' awareness and understanding of resilience when participating in work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences. In the same way that a resilience discourse emerged in the narratives of successful professionals, introducing the notion and language of work-related resilience to students may improve their chances of having successful, fulfilling and enduring careers. [Papers included in this "Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education" ("APJCE") Special Issue stem from selected manuscripts from the 2014 Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Conference Proceedings.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@apjce.org; Web site: http://www.apjce.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01