The views of students from Spain and Latin America on the impact of the on-line master’s degree in psychopedagogy on their professional development

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Abstract

In recent years there has been a significant increase in the supply of master’s studies and the interest in pursuing them. This is due to various factors, such as changes in the labour market, the demand for continuous training or the motivation for professional development, among others. In a world in constant transformation, the transition of graduates into the labour market is an important issue for educational systems. This study looks at the relationship between work trajectories, student motivations and the perceived impact on professional development. For this purpose, an ex post facto quantitative study was carried out, analysing the views of graduates of an on-line master’s degree in psychopedagogy at a centre affiliated to the University of Barcelona were analysed, using a questionnaire with a sample of 199 students living in Spain and various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The results indicate that the main motivation is professional advancement and improved job opportunities and, in terms of the trajectory and impact of training, differences were found depending on the place of residence of the students.

Keywords

psychopedagogy, job insertion, motivation for studies, transitioned to professional life, master’s studies

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Author Biographies

Carolina Quirós Domínguez, University of Barcelona

Chilean teacher, PhD in Education, master’s degree in didactics and evaluation and master’s degree in university teaching. Professor of the Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education of the Faculty of Education of the University of Barcelona, Spain. She has a broad experience teaching at schools and universities in Chile and Spain, her specialization areas are competency assessment, programs evaluation and educational research. Currently, her main interest is to contribute to the improvement of the training of future primary and secondary education teachers, taking part in work groups to propose new study plans in universities in Spain and Chile. Member of the research group TRALS, focused on educational and job transitions, she is also part of the innovation group MIDEME, focused on educational research methods.

Valeria de Ormaechea Otarola, University of Barcelona

Argentine pedagogue, PhD and master's degree in education, specialized in Intercultural Education. Professor of the Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education of the Faculty of Education of the University of Barcelona, Spain and professor in the Euro-Latin American master in Intercultural Education of the National Distance University, UNED. She has a vast experience in citizen participation and cooperative organizations. Member of the research group TRALS, focused on educational and job transitions. Also, she is part of the research team research group INTER, focused on intercultural education, of the UNED University. She is also part of the MIDEME innovation group, focused on educational research methods. Her current interest is to relate education with other disciplines to deepen and expand pedagogical horizons.

Robert Valls-Figuera, University of Barcelona

Robert G. Valls-Figuera is a professor in the Department of Applied Pedagogy at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a member of the CIFO group (Collective for Research in Occupational Training). He is also a member of the TRALS research team (Academic and Labour Transitions) at the Universitat de Barcelona, and the teaching innovation groups MideMe (for the improvement of teaching in the methodological subjects of the Bachelor's Degrees of the Faculty of Education) and INTERMASTER (research and innovation in Master's degrees). He has participated in research projects related to the field of guidance and transitions of specific groups of Bachelor's and Master's students, paying attention to the internationalisation processes of higher education institutions and international student mobility.  

 

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2024-06-06

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