A Proposed Model for the Continued Professionalisation of Student Affairs in Africa

Autor/in	Selznick, Benjamin
Titel	A Proposed Model for the Continued Professionalisation of Student Affairs in Africa
Quelle	In: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 1 (2013) 1-2, S.11-22 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2307-6267
Schlagwörter	Student Personnel Services; Professional Identity; Professionalism; Models; Career Education; Distance Education; Professional Development; Professional Education; Training Methods; Student Personnel Workers; Foreign Countries; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Professionalität; Analogiemodell; Arbeitslehre; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Berufsausbildung; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Ausland; Afrika
Abstract	This article presents a model that can inform the continued professionalisation of student affairs as both a field and a practice in Africa. After providing a brief overview of the African post-secondary educational climate and establishing student affairs as an internationally recognised profession, I analyse three pieces authored or co-authored by Mirko Noordegraaf (2003; 2007; 2011) that develop the concepts of socially constructed professionalism, management of practices-in-transition and hybrid professionalism. I then employ these concepts to create a professionalisation model that incorporates an awareness of the complex and diverse nature of African student affairs work. I next examine two key areas present across the modern African post-secondary environment--career education and distance learning--and discuss how the model can guide student affairs professionalisation and practice when working in these important educational spaces. I conclude by briefly commenting on the potential for practitioners in the African context to develop new pathways forward for the international student affairs community. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01