This Is Me: Narrative Accounts of Postgraduate Learning Journeys

McQuade, M. and Black, E. (2023) This Is Me: Narrative Accounts of Postgraduate Learning Journeys. 49th International Conference on Improving University Teaching, 12-14 July 2023.

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of a small-scale project exploring postgraduate students’ experiences as learners. As lecturers on a small, work-based, masters-level programme, we used arts-based methods and short interviews to trace experiences of achievement, failure and personal development as articulated by recent graduates of the programme. Although there is a stated focus on meeting requirements for professional registration, students enter the programme for varied personal reasons and from wide-ranging educational backgrounds. Looking back on the learning journey, what do graduates identify as factors that sustained their academic resilience and shaped their learner identities?

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
• Keywords: Postgraduate, learner, narrative.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Black, Ms Elizabeth and McQuade, Ms Marie
• Authors: McQuade, M., and Black, E.
• Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy; College of Social Sciences > School of Education

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