Guided participation of psychologists in training, in two communities of professional practice
This research analytically describes the training processes for six undergraduate students in the School of Psychology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, as they participate in two different communities of professional practice: a basic experimental research laboratory and a community...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Perfiles Educativos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/58067 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://perfileseducativos.unam.mx/iisue_pe/index.php/perfiles/article/view/58067 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Formación profesional Práctica profesional Comunidades de práctica Participación guiada Psicólogos Professional training Professional practice Communities of practice Guided participation Psychologists |
| Sumario: | This research analytically describes the training processes for six undergraduate students in the School of Psychology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, as they participate in two different communities of professional practice: a basic experimental research laboratory and a community center for psychotherapeutic intervention. Based on participants’ observations and narrations from interviews, analysis is focused on the ways in which students take on the cultural repertoire of these settings by using it in specific situations in the work of experimental and clinical psychologists. The communities of practice facilitate a gradual approximation of professional work, by promoting guided participation in activities from lesser to greater complexity, while accompanied by expert peers and supervised by teachers/ professionals. To characterize this process –conceptualized by Jean Lave as legitimate peripheral participation, we propose the metaphor of stairways of educational participation. |
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