ERIC Number: EJ1021603
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-2517
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Supporting Students' Pedagogical Working Life Horizon in Higher Education
Penttinen, Leena; Skaniakos, Terhi; Lairio, Marjatta
Teaching in Higher Education, v18 n8 p883-894 2013
In this article, we introduce a model of a pedagogical working life horizon. It encompasses questions posed by individual students concerning their future and incorporates the idea of a working life orientation to the pedagogical possibilities within education. Working life orientation consists of three elements: individual relationship, knowledge and skills and employability. In the model, we aim to outline how an orientation to working life might be included in higher education, providing a broad perspective on the various pedagogical possibilities. There are two key pedagogical elements supporting the implementation of the pedagogical working life horizons model: reflection and an inquiring attitude. Our inquiry is a synthesis of socio-constructionist theories of career guidance, a review of international writing on career guidance and working life skills in higher education, adult learning theories and of our practical experiences as educators and scholars in the fields of guidance and adult education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Career Education, Career Guidance, Employment Potential, Education Work Relationship, Reflection, Inquiry, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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