A Farmer Becomes a Social Pedagogue: A Psycho-Societal Approach

Autor/in	Mellon, Karsten
Titel	A Farmer Becomes a Social Pedagogue: A Psycho-Societal Approach
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 56 (2016) 3, S.307-330 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Nontraditional Students; College Students; Adult Learning; Biographies; Career Change; Professional Identity; Learning Processes; Social Sciences; Social Influences; Teaching Methods; Adult Education; Adult Students; Qualitative Research; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Learning process; Lernprozess; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Sozialer Einfluss; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Qualitative Forschung; Dänemark
Abstract	In Denmark various non-traditional students are mature-age students who already have some kind of a vocational background. When applying to do a professional degree, most of them fall outside the traditional admission requirements, which is why individual assessment of applicants is necessary for bachelor programmes. This article examines the case of a woman named Amy, a mature, nontraditional university college student who becomes a social pedagogue. Because of severe allergies, Amy had to quit her job as a farmer and began to study to become a social pedagogue. Becoming a social pedagogue is a tremendously complex process that involves taking on a new professional identity and acquiring new skills. In order to ascertain the extent of this complexity, this article uses a psychosocietal approach derived from a Danish/German life history research approach. This article offers a brief presentation of the theoretical and methodological framework applied before analysing the process Amy undergoes to become a social pedagogue. The analysis demonstrates that this type of significant career change is demanding and, for Amy, filled with feelings of ambivalence and defensiveness. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01