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O teoretyzowaniu danych biograficznych. Przypadek studentów nietradycyjnych

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Bron A., Thunborg C.

Teraźniejszość – Człowiek – Edukacja

2016

vol. 19

issue 3(75)

139-153

The article is about methodology of theorising, i.e. how we can get knowledge about non-traditional students struggles and crisis when learning and working with their biographies. Often we use theories to support research questions and results. But seldom do we know how to theorise from our own data and build a theory. This article is about the process of theorising by talking example from our research on non-traditional students in Sweden. By discovering biographical work that students were involved in, we could understand processes of forming and transforming their identities. We present our thoughts on theorising and developing a theory, and next we give an example of a student’s story outlining the process of biographical work to show the stages in the analysis that leads us to the theory. Trusting that everybody can learn how to theorise we discuss also how our theory could be used in further research regarding adults’ life.

Artykuł przedstawia metodologię teoretyzowania, tzn. sposób, w jaki możemy zdobyć wiedzę o przeszkodach i kryzysach nietradycyjnych studentów podczas uczenia się i pracy z ich biografiami. Często podpieramy się teorią, stawiając pytania i analizując wyniki naszych badań, ale rzadko wiemy, jak wysnuwać teorie na podstawie naszych własnych danych. Ten artykuł analizuje proces teoretyzowania na podstawie przykładów z naszych badań przeprowadzonych wśród studentów w Szwecji. Zapoznając się z pracą nad biografią, w którą studenci byli zaangażowani, można zrozumieć procesy kształtowania się i transformacji ich tożsamości. Przedstawiamy nasze refleksje nad teoretyzowaniem i budowaniem teorii, a następnie na podstawie przykładu historii studenta kreślimy proces pracy nad własną biografią w celu pokazania etapów analizy, która prowadzi nas do teorii. Wierząc, że każdy może się nauczyć procesu teoretyzowania prezentujemy również sposób, w jaki nasza teoria mogłaby być wykorzystana w dalszych badaniach życia dorosłych.

Forming learning identities in higher education in Sweden

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Thunborg C., Bron A., Edstróm E.

Studies for the Learning Society

2012

vol. 2

issue 2-3

23-34

The aim of this paper is to deepen understanding of the forming of learning identities amongst non-traditional students in Higher Education (HE). Learning identities are related to how actors experience themselves as learners in relation to their previous experiences, social background and different academic cultures and contexts. The forming of learning identities is a part of the forming of overall identities, and we use three identity types for our analysis: multiple integrated, floating and adopted. The study is built on biographical interviews with six students (chosen from a pool of 100) and 37 semi-structured interviews with staff from three HE institutions in Sweden. The results show that non-traditional students tend to feel like outsiders, and that this seems to be related to class and age rather than ethnicity and gender. Nevertheless, they form different identities and learning identities. Those forming a multiple integrated identity define themselves as learners and sometimes even as independent learners, while students forming an adopted identity seem to identify themselves with the academy generally. The learning identity they form is that of a "good student". Students forming a floating identity have difficulty defining themselves within the academy. Finally, some students seem to form a pragmatic identity, identifying with their future profession rather than the academy. In doing this an instrumental learning identity is formed. In the academy and in the case of lecturers, status is related to research orientation, whereas in the case of students, the value of education seems to be related to gaining employment. This creates tensions in the HE system.

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O teoretyzowaniu danych biograficznych. Przypadek studentów nietradycyjnych

Forming learning identities in higher education in Sweden