LEARNER IDENTITY AS AN ANALYTICAL TOOL APPLIED TO EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Authors

  • RUBÉN ABELLO R.
  • IGNASI VILA M.
  • MARÍA VICTORIA PÉREZ V.
  • ALEJANDRO DÍAZ M.
  • IRMA LAGOS H.
  • YASMINA CONTRERAS S.

Keywords:

Learner identity, university students, academic experience, continuation and withdrawal in higher education, qualitative research

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study in which the theoretical construct of “learner identity” was used as an analytical tool for examining interactions between professors and students during learning activities. A qualitative design was applied to university students majoring in mathematics pedagogy. This study concludes that the “learner identity” construct facilitates the analysis of students’ own experiences and attributes as learners, and can be applied as a profound, holistic tool for understanding experiences with academic processes and meaningful people that contribute to students’ reflection on their continuation or withdrawal from university programs.

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Author Biographies

RUBÉN ABELLO R.

Máster en Psicología de la Educación. Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles, Chile. Doctorando en Doctorado Interuniversitario en Psicología de la Educación (DIPE) de la Universidad de Barcelona (UB), España. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7299-648X.

IGNASI VILA M.

Doctor en Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación. Profesor Emérito en Facultad de Educación y Psicología de la Universidad de Gerona, Gerona, España. 

MARÍA VICTORIA PÉREZ V.

Doctora en Psicología. Departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Concepción, Concpción, Chile. 

ALEJANDRO DÍAZ M.

Doctor en Psicología. Departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile. 

IRMA LAGOS H.

Magíster en Educación, mención Currículum. Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles, Chile. 

YASMINA CONTRERAS S.

Magíster en Educación, Colaboradora Académica, Departamento de Idiomas Extranjeros de la Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. 

Published

2019-01-01

How to Cite

ABELLO R., R., VILA M., I., PÉREZ V., M. V., DÍAZ M., A., LAGOS H., I., & CONTRERAS S., Y. (2019). LEARNER IDENTITY AS AN ANALYTICAL TOOL APPLIED TO EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Atenea, (518), 41-55. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/atenea/article/view/585

Issue

No. 518 (2018)

Section

Artículos