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InterCambios. Dilemas y transiciones de la Educación Superior
versão impressa ISSN 2301-0118versão On-line ISSN 2301-0126
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GASTALDO, Zulma Gabriela; BATLLE, Silvia e PACHECO, Emmanuel. Transition to the master’s degree for Argentine students. InterCambios [online]. 2024, vol.11, n.2, e207. Epub 01-Dez-2024. ISSN 2301-0118. https://doi.org/10.29156/inter.11.2.7.
The transition to master’s degree studies is a relevant moment in the life trajectories of professionals, who face the challenge of building life projects in increasingly uncertain contexts. In the face of such a complex task, vocational and occupational guidance is intended to accompany people and facilitate various transitions, such as entry into graduate school.
This paper analyses the academic adaptation construct at the beginning of the master’s degree, a variable that describes satisfaction with aspects related to academic experience, including initial academic satisfaction, initial academic adaptation and initial motivation. Information on previous academic performance and self-efficacy expectations is also reported in a sample of 143 students of Social Sciences degrees from national universities in Argentina.
The study presents a quantitative methodological theoretical strategy with cross-sectional multivariate design. The instrument used was a self-administered questionnaire.
High academic satisfaction, adaptation, initial satisfaction and expectation of self-efficacy are evident at the beginning of the transition to mastery. It was also found that higher academic satisfaction, higher expectation of self-efficacy and a high rate of these variables are accompanied by higher positive assessment related to the adaptation to studies.
The provision of up-to-date information is considered valuable in designing accompanying devices which facilitate the transition of students towards master’s degree studies.
Palavras-chave : master’s; vocational guidance; academic adaptation.