Using Bourdieu to Explore Graduate Attributes in Two Online Master's Programmes

Autor/inn/en	Aitken, Gillian; Jones, Derek; Fawns, Tim; Sutherland, Douglas; Henderson, Sarah
Titel	Using Bourdieu to Explore Graduate Attributes in Two Online Master's Programmes
Quelle	In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 24 (2019) 3, S.559-576 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aitken, Gillian)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1382-4996
DOI	10.1007/s10459-019-09885-6
Schlagwörter	Masters Programs; Online Courses; College Graduates; Graduate Study; Professional Identity; Educational Attitudes; Allied Health Occupations Education; Health Personnel; Individual Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Online course; Online-Kurs; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Medizinisches Personal; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	Within the expansion of postgraduate educational qualifications for health professionals, graduate attributes have become important markers of outcomes and value. However, it is not clear how or when graduate attributes develop, or how they are applied in professional practice after graduation. We interviewed 17 graduates from two online Master's programmes to explore their perceptions of how postgraduate study had influenced their practice and professional identity. Our thematic analysis produced three main themes (academic voice, infectious curiosity, and expanding worldview) which reflected changes in the participants' confidence, attitude, perspective, and agency across professional and academic settings. We then conducted a secondary phase of analysis using Bourdieu's concepts of 'field', 'capital', and 'habitus'. While graduate attributes have been conceptualised as the context-independent acquisition of traits that can be employed by individuals, Bourdieu's framework highlights their relational qualities: they are caught up in the cultural history and context of the student/professional, the reputation of the awarding institution, and the graduate's location within a network of professional peers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01