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This aim of this study is to understand the professional identity of careers advisers in UK universities, at a time of unprecedented interest in employability across the sector following an increase in undergraduate tuition fees in England. The research question is “What is the professional identity of careers advisers in higher education in the ‘new’ employability climate? Opportunities and challenges for careers service leaders and managers.” Here, professional identity is defined as ‘the experience and self-understanding of those fulfilling a particular occupational role’. The study is qualitative, using the methodological approach of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The areas of literature that have been reviewed relate to the nature and development of the professions and the development of individual and collective professional identity. The history of the careers adviser role within the UK education system also provides context. Data was collected in summer 2012 through interviews with 21 careers advisers from 14 universities across England, Wales and Scotland using a stratified sample based on league table data. This study makes a contribution to knowledge by suggesting a professional identity for careers advisers which is Undefined, Parochial, Unrecognised and Unconfident yet Dedicated, and by making recommendations for leaders and managers, and careers advisers themselves, to consider in their approaches to staff development, (self-) advocacy and connection with broader institutional priorities. Such approaches do not conflict with a primary purpose of ‘helping students’ and can serve to strengthen the impact and influence of careers advisers as experts who address the increasingly critical employability agenda.

Dresdner Universitätsjournal vom 14. Juli 2015

This aim of this study is to understand the professional identity of careers advisers in UK universities, at a time of unprecedented interest in employability across the sector following an increase in undergraduate tuition fees in England. The research question is “What is the professional identity of careers advisers in higher education in the ‘new’ employability climate? Opportunities and challenges for careers service leaders and managers.” Here, professional identity is defined as ‘the experience and self-understanding of those fulfilling a particular occupational role’. The study is qualitative, using the methodological approach of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The areas of literature that have been reviewed relate to the nature and development of the professions and the development of individual and collective professional identity. The history of the careers adviser role within the UK education system also provides context. Data was collected in summer 2012 through interviews with 21 careers advisers from 14 universities across England, Wales and Scotland using a stratified sample based on league table data. This study makes a contribution to knowledge by suggesting a professional identity for careers advisers which is Undefined, Parochial, Unrecognised and Unconfident yet Dedicated, and by making recommendations for leaders and managers, and careers advisers themselves, to consider in their approaches to staff development, (self-) advocacy and connection with broader institutional priorities. Such approaches do not conflict with a primary purpose of ‘helping students’ and can serve to strengthen the impact and influence of careers advisers as experts who address the increasingly critical employability agenda.

La mia tesi in questo lavoro di ricerca è che le università possono costituire attori di sviluppo grazie ad un'azione immediata e diretta su un'area problematica locale condotta attraverso partnership e reti con altri attori pubblici e privati. L'obiettivo è di creare due fattori di sviluppo: capitale sociale e capitale umano. Ho contestualizzato questa idea nella letteratura dell'istruzione superiore, relativamente ai termini del dibattito intorno a un ruolo innovativo e attivo dell'università contemporanea nel contesto sociale. Di questo mi occupo nel capitolo 1. Nel capitolo 2 analizzo il problema di secondo livello, ovvero l'aspetto organizzativo che può assumere una forma innovativa di funzione sociale: le partnership pubblico-private. Le ipotesi che emergono nei primi due capitoli vengono testate nel terzo sul caso di studio, la partnership tra Boston University e il distretto scolastico di Chelsea, MA: un esperimento unico nel quale un'università privata ha gestito sistematicamente per due decenni un distretto scolastico pubblico. Benché il caso di studio sia unico nel suo genere, e quindi non comparabile, ho voluto contestualizzarlo nel capitolo 4 attraverso l'analisi di altri due casi relativi a problemi affini: riforme scolastiche per la qualità dell'istruzione, e le politiche e la missione delle istituzioni di istruzione superiore. Tutti i casi presentati in questo lavoro appartengono alla prospettiva statunitense. / My thesis in this work is that the universities could be active agents of development, intervening successfully on a local problematic area by networking with public and private actors in order to generate two specific factors of development: social and human capital. I set this idea in the context of the literature on higher education and the debates on innovative and active social functions for the contemporary university. This is the focus of Chapter 1. In Chapter 2 I approach the problem on a deeper level, in its organizational terms: I analyse the public-private partnerships as instruments for the universities to self-assign and re-interpret their local engagement for the creation of human and social capitals. The hypothesis presented in the first two chapters are tested in Chapter 3 on my case study: the Boston University-Chelsea Partnership, a unique example of the day-by-day management of a public district (the Chelsea public schools, MA) by a private university (the Boston University). My case study is set in context in Chapter 4, through the provision of other cases that, albeit not comparably, address similar concerns (quality of education and systems reform, and higher education policies and mission). All these cases are US-focused.

Submitted by Jakeline Ortega (jakortega@unoeste.br) on 2016-09-07T00:24:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSE EDUARDO FERNANDES_Dissertacao_Entrega_V03.pdf: 311747 bytes, checksum: f65e3b64bc734b62978265900cce2bb8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-07T00:24:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSE EDUARDO FERNANDES_Dissertacao_Entrega_V03.pdf: 311747 bytes, checksum: f65e3b64bc734b62978265900cce2bb8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-27 / This thesis is attached to the research 1 – Educational Institution: Organization and Management, from the Master’s Program in Education of the Oeste Paulista University (UNOESTE – Presidente Prudente – SP), and analised that the society is situated in a paradigm which the information spreads quickly and this is happening due to the fact of the using of range of technologies which allows the available as well as this information exchanged through spread people all over the world. Thus this technologies allow people who are connected through a extended network which, paradoxically, keep them so close and so distant at the same time, characterized virtual interaction spaces. This analysis came from official documents from UNESCO and Banco Mundial in comparison of guidelines designed by this institutions to the countries in development which includes Brazil. Factors like globalization, opening and expanding transnational economies are also determinants in this new information paradigm as well as in educational process through the consequences of this transnationality of the information and knowledge; their impacts and perspectives from the results gotten with the existent educational politics. Thus its objective concentrated in understand the Higher Education, its demands and perspectives within called “Information and Knowledge” Society in the globalization context, in UNESCO and Banco Mundial perspective as well as Brazil’s position in front of these two proposes. Within this context the option made was work with the bibliographic research and documentation to reflect about Higher Education, its demands and perpectives within called “Information and Knowledge” Society. / A presente dissertação está vinculada à linha de pesquisa 1 – Instituição Educacional: Organização e Gestão, do Programa Mestrado em Educação da Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE – Presidente Prudente – SP), e analisou que a sociedade situa-se em um paradigma em que a informação se propaga velozmente, e isso está acontecendo devido ao fato da utilização de uma gama de tecnologias informacionais que permitem a disponibilização, bem como a troca dessa informação por pessoas dispersas em todas as partes do mundo. Assim, essas tecnologias permitem que os sujeitos estejam conectados por meio de uma grande rede que, paradoxalmente, os mantém, ao mesmo tempo, tão próximos e tão distantes, caracterizando espaços de interação virtuais. Essa análise partiu de documentos oficiais da Unesco e Banco Mundial, na comparação das diretrizes por estas instituições desenhadas para os países em desenvolvimento, incluindo-se entre eles o Brasil. Fatores como globalização, abertura e expansão de economias transnacionais também são fatores determinantes nesse novo paradigma da informação, como também nos processos educacionais, pelas consequências dessa transnacionalidade da informação e do conhecimento; seus impactos e perspectivas a partir dos resultados obtidos com as políticas educacionais existentes. Assim, seu objetivo geral concentrou-se em compreender o Ensino Superior, suas demandas e perspectivas na chamada sociedade da informação e do conhecimento no contexto da globalização, na perspectiva da UNESCO e do Banco Mundial, bem como a posição do Brasil diante das duas propostas. Nesse contexto, fez-se a opção por trabalhar com a pesquisa de levantamento bibliográfico e documental a fim de refletir sobre o Ensino Superior, suas demandas e perspectivas na chamada Sociedade da Informação e do Conhecimento.

Poques vegades al llarg de la història, les universitats europees s’han vist amb la necessitat de donar resposta a les demandes de la societat com en aquests últims decennis. En efecte, és un fet innegable que la universitat es troba immersa en una societat en la què l’educació, la ciència, les innovacions tecnològiques i la informació ocupen un lloc preponderant per al desenvolupament econòmic. El rol que ha de jugar l’educació superior és decisiu per respondre a les demandes de saber i coneixement d’una societat cada vegada més complexa, més experta, més oberta i que es troba en un procés evolutiu accelerat. En un primer temps, l’objectiu de la nostra recerca és posar en perspectiva tots els elements portadors de canvi en les universitats. En aquest sentit, aquesta investigació pren peu en aquest context d’exigències a les que les universitats estan confrontades i s’inscriu clarament en un procés de transformació de la universitat. És per això que la nostra recerca es basa en identificar els dispositius que poden ajudar a donar i a construir un nou sentit a les activitats formatives ja tinguin lloc en un entorn acadèmic o en un entorn professional. Del que es tracta és de saber com les universitats s’adapten a aquest nou escenari, com es construeixen una nova identitat i com s’encaren cap a unes noves competències a les quals estan irremediablement abocades. Des d’aquesta perspectiva, la professionalització de l’educació superior sembla que pot esdevenir una estratègia per a les universitats. Ens referim al desenvolupament de formacions en alternança amb contracte de treball. Dos països europeus privilegien aquesta via de formació en el seu sistema universitari: França i Alemanya. El que pretenem en un segon objectiu de la recerca és presentar la formació en alternança com un dispositiu original de professionalització en l’educació superior que posa en relleu la construcció i el desenvolupament competències individuals com a objectiu clau. La problemàtica de recerca, tal com l’hem plantejat, s’orienta a prendre mesura de la manera en què un dispositiu de professionalització modifica o transforma les modalitats pedagògiques i de quina manera millora l’eficàcia de l’acte formatiu en educació superior. Finalment, el què ens interessa és qüestionar un dispositiu,-l’alternança-, que provoca no només l’evolució de la lògica de les pràctiques pedagògiques, de les missions, de les competències o de les funcions de la universitat sinó que transforma el nostre sistema universitari tal com el coneixem. / En pocas ocasiones a lo largo de la historia, las universidades europeas se han visto en el empeño de dar respuesta a las exigencias de la sociedad, como en estos últimos decenios. En efecto, es un hecho innegable que las universidades se encuentran inmersas en una sociedad en la que la educación, la ciencia, las innovaciones tecnológicas y la información ocupan un lugar preponderante para el desarrollo económico. La universidad juega un papel decisivo para responder a las exigencias de del conocimiento y del saber de una sociedad cada vez más compleja, más experta, más abierta i que se encuentra en un proceso evolutivo acelerado. En un primer momento, el objetivo de nuestra investigación es precisamente poner en perspectiva los elementos portadores de cambio en las universidades. En este sentido, nuestra investigación toma pie en este contexto de exigencias a las que las universidades están confrontadas; así mismo nuestra investigación se inscribe claramente en un proceso de transformación de la universidad. Es por este motivo, que trataremos de identificas los dispositivos de formación que puedan ayudar a dar y a construir un nuevo sentido a las actividades formativas ya sea en un entorno académico o en un entrono profesional. Se trata pues, de saber como las universidades se adaptan en este nuevo escenario, como construyen una nueva identidad y como afrontan las nuevas competencias a las que están irremediablemente abocados. Desde esta perspectiva, la profesionalización de la universidad aparece como una estrategia a tener en cuenta. Nos referimos a las formaciones en alternancia con contrato de trabajo. Dos países están privilegiando, desde hace unos años esta vía de formación en educación superior: Francia i Alemania. Presentamos, como segundo objetivo de investigación, la formación en alternancia como un dispositivo original de profesionalización en educación superior que pone de manifiesto la construcción y el desarrollo de las competencias individuales como objetivo clave. La problemática de investigación, tal como la hemos planteado, se orienta a comprender como un dispositivo de profesionalización modifica y transforma las practicas pedagógicas y cómo mejora la eficacia del acto formativo en educación superior. Finalmente, cuestionamos el dispositivo de la formación en alternancia, que provoca la evolución, no solamente de la práctica pedagógicas, de la misión, de las competencias o de las funciones de la universidad, si no que transforma nuestro sistema universitario tal como lo conocemos. / On few occasions throughout its history has the European university endeavoured so hard to respond to society's demands as during the last few decades. It is clear that the modern-day university forms an integral part of a society in which education, science, technological innovation and information are of vital importance for economic development. It plays a decisive role in feeding the hunger for knowledge and know-how of an ever more complex, open and expert society in the throes of an accelerated evolutionary process. Our investigation aims firstly to provide some form of perspective for those elements which are the cause of change in our universities. This context of universities undergoing a process of transformation and at the same time having to deal with the demands being placed upon them by society provides the setting for our investigation. With this in mind, we will attempt to identify the ways in which training and educational activities, whether in a professional or academic environment, can be redefined and restructured. How do universities adapt to this new scenario? How do they build a new identity? How do they deal with the new challenges they are inevitably required to confront? From this perspective, one strategy that needs to be examined in greater detail is the so-called 'professionalization' of universities. By this, we mean work-linked educational/training courses operating in conjunction with employment contracts. Two countries in particular have been promoting this training pathway in higher education over the last few years: France and Germany. The second aim of our investigation is to present linked work and training as an original measure for higher education professionalization that emphasizes skill building and development as a key objective. Our investigation sets out to understand how such professionalization approaches can modify and transform pedagogical practices and how they might improve the effectiveness and efficacy of higher education and training. Finally, we will look at and question linked work and training and its effects. This professionalization approach is not simply one more aspect in the evolution of the pedagogical practices, objectives and functions of our universities, it is in fact causing a transformation of the university system as we know it.

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