Depicting the possible self: work-integrated learning students' narratives on learning to become a professional
Professionalism is not easily defined for newcomers to the workforce. While much of the work-ready research focuses on desired graduate attributes and skills, the larger issue is the ways in which students conceptualize professionalism from their observations and experiences of others, and how these conceptualizations affect their professional identity construction. Twelve Canadian and six Swedish students enrolled in [work integrated learning] WIL programs were asked how they think they learn to become a professional. Participants described similar experiences of continually renegotiating the... Show more
Authors: Bowen, Tracey
Published: Hamilton, New Zealand, New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education, 2016
Resource type: Article
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