College students. Roses... thistles and nettles in the construction of professional identities

• Main Authors: María Cristina Rinaudo (Author), Paola Verónica Rita Paoloni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

The purpose of developing a description of students attending universities today leads us to deal with a problem that supports and  demands  different  perspectives of analysis. We believe that any study on this line will require a definition -or at  least  one  previous  explanation-  of the parameters that will be addressed to  undertake  the  identification  of  the distinctive  features  of  this  population. In other words, what we want to know about college student?, which data should be collected and what could it being told?, what is the relevance of this knowledge and what kind of actions could it impulse? According to these problems, three main purposes encouraged the development of this paper: first, discriminate analysis lines that can contribute to a better research on college students; secondly, to advance the understanding of the psychological aspects that influence the construction of identity during the years of university education and,  finally,  identify  actions  that  from universities  surroundings,  accompany and support the share process of building professional identities. The three sections that comprise the written deals with the three  aims  before  mentioned.  Results emphasize the relevance of focusing the research  about  educational  problems according with a work perspective that decidedly implies an engagement with diversities.

Item Description

1887-4592
10.4995/redu.2015.5439