I would like to have some backup (references) on a link what I believe exists. My assumption is that the values (on environmental, and democratic issues, in my case) that can be found within a profession are also found among final-year students studying that discipline. That is, if I would like to compare biologists to engineers for example, it is possible to do this by asking post graduate students? Are there other similar studies on this?
Hi. Firstly, in my opinion, your assumption (student-proffessional values related) has to be tested, in order to pass to the next step (that is, comparing proffesions by comparing last year students). I found this in a quick http://www.amazon.com/Bridging-gap-professional-professionals-Perspectives/dp/B002SSO4FO so I think good references could be available in education or pedagogy journals. Good luck.
Thanks for the comment Andres. I will check the reference, but I do not find it that easy to find other studies on this topic. I have only found one till now. Not even academics that I have asked have been able to help me on this - so I welcome more references...
Hi Ricardo,
Thank you for the comment. I agree that students probably have different views on a lot of things and also that professionals generally have a more “realistic” and down to earth approach. But agreeing to that is not the same as saying that they do not share a lot of perceptions and attitudes. I hold this position together with several other researchers e.g. R.K. Morgan from New Zeeland (the EIA-guy). So I think the link is strongly depends on What you look at. In my case I really think that you have a strong link. But if you have any references on this I would be glad to have those.
/Jesper
Update: I have now the book Management elites on my table...will place it ontop of my pile of books that I must read.
Now I have read Debra Schleffs book ”Managing elites”. Actually much was read on my trip to Belfast were I visited a friend. The book did not help me that much though, regarding the question that we have running here, but I can highly recommend the book. It was very interesting. I found the sections about the transformation of social responsibility especially exiting./Jesper
There has been some research done in this are in accounting graduates - their views as students and/or graduates versus employer's. For instance, what employers are looking for as important graduate attributes versus what students / graduates think are important -- interesting because at times the views were diametrically opposed - which makes one think are we teaching students sufficiently about the career they are choosing -- or how we are teaching the professions?
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