Guidance of the Path Students
Lahtinen, Nina; Häkkinen, Johanna (2019)
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development
2019
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202001142092
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202001142092
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of this research and development work is to develop guidance of the path students in
Laurea University of Applied Sciences. Guidance can be used to support student’s development of
agency. In this article, we describe growth of agency and resilience of one group of path students.
Laurea University of Applied Sciences operates in Uusimaa Finland. In Laurea the pedagogy is
premised on work-based learning, and skills required for a degree are acquired through work. Laurea
offers path study places in degree programs in Finnish. The path studies are always done in Open
University of Applied Sciences.
Guidance and counsellor can be seen as activity, which promotes the agency and resilience of the
individual. In Laurea guidance is student-driven. It is about a teacher supporting students in recognizing
their learning goals and building up their study skills, as well as supporting students’ competence
development and career guidance.
The material for this article was collected in September 2019 with questionnaire to path students. As a
result of the questionnaire the guidance is needed when considering which studies to choose and how
to get the degree to be as reasonable entirety as possible. Students’ own study skills have developed
during the past year, but the language studies and thesis was experienced as future challenges where
support and guidance was believed to be needed. The peer support of the group was seen significant
resource concerning the progression of the studies and one’s own resilience. Social contacts inside the
student group helps furthering the studies. The results of this study will help teachers to develop better
ways to organize the guidance. Constant observation, evaluation and developing are the leading
principles in all processes in Laurea.
Laurea University of Applied Sciences. Guidance can be used to support student’s development of
agency. In this article, we describe growth of agency and resilience of one group of path students.
Laurea University of Applied Sciences operates in Uusimaa Finland. In Laurea the pedagogy is
premised on work-based learning, and skills required for a degree are acquired through work. Laurea
offers path study places in degree programs in Finnish. The path studies are always done in Open
University of Applied Sciences.
Guidance and counsellor can be seen as activity, which promotes the agency and resilience of the
individual. In Laurea guidance is student-driven. It is about a teacher supporting students in recognizing
their learning goals and building up their study skills, as well as supporting students’ competence
development and career guidance.
The material for this article was collected in September 2019 with questionnaire to path students. As a
result of the questionnaire the guidance is needed when considering which studies to choose and how
to get the degree to be as reasonable entirety as possible. Students’ own study skills have developed
during the past year, but the language studies and thesis was experienced as future challenges where
support and guidance was believed to be needed. The peer support of the group was seen significant
resource concerning the progression of the studies and one’s own resilience. Social contacts inside the
student group helps furthering the studies. The results of this study will help teachers to develop better
ways to organize the guidance. Constant observation, evaluation and developing are the leading
principles in all processes in Laurea.