Visualising the Future: Surfacing Student Perspectives on Post-Graduation Prospects Using Rich Pictures

Autor/inn/en	Berg, Tessa; Bowen, Tracey; Smith, Colin; Smith, Sally
Titel	Visualising the Future: Surfacing Student Perspectives on Post-Graduation Prospects Using Rich Pictures
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 36 (2017) 7, S.1339-1354 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Smith, Sally)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2017.1325855
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; Student Attitudes; Education Work Relationship; Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Imagination; Research Methodology; Content Analysis; Self Concept; Pictorial Stimuli; Visualization; Educational Attitudes; Academic Degrees; Well Being; Freehand Drawing; Occupational Aspiration; Fear; Qualitative Research; College Students; Grounded Theory; United Kingdom; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Inhaltsanalyse; Selbstkonzept; Fantasieanregung; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Drawing; Zeichnen; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Furcht; Qualitative Forschung; Collegestudent; Großbritannien; Kanada
Abstract	The gradual commodification of higher education in the context of an increased focus on graduate employability attributes together with evolving labour markets is creating challenges for universities and students alike. For universities, there has been significant investment in careers services and, through institution-wide initiatives, employability or graduate attribute development established to support graduate transitions into work. Meanwhile, for students, experience of part-time work together with pessimistic post-recession employment discourses are challenging the notion that a good degree guarantees their future career prospects. Simultaneously, decreasing financial support from the state has resulted in worrying levels of debt for new graduates. This pilot study was designed to gain a fresh perspective of how students imagine themselves following graduation. The study used rich pictures (RP) as a methodology to explore student views of life beyond university in the UK and Canada. Content analysis of the RPs provided insights into their thoughts and anxieties about potential challenges for the future. Students presented both positive and negative visions of their future, with success in achieving a respectable performance in their final degree as the key differentiator. The insights gained are discussed in the context of related research into students' concerns and university initiatives to support students throughout higher education and then into graduate employment. The findings revealed student motivations, hopes and fears which can inform the development of impactful university interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01