1. 1 maj 20041 1 april 20151 What’s the use of higher education? NU 2010. Stockholm 13 - 15 oktober Professor Lars Owe Dahlgren Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning,Linköping University, and LIME, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

2. 2 maj 20042 2 april 20152 Would he have done better with an MBA?

3. 3 maj 20043 3 april 20153 ’Students as Journeymen between communities of higher education and work’ A comprehensive research project within the EU 5th Framework Programme (HPSE CT-2000-0068) Partners: Linköping University Oslo University University of Gdansk University of Duisburg-Essen

4. 4 maj 20044 4 april 20154 Comparison between groups Political Science PsychologyMechanical Engineering TrajectoryTransformationContinuityDiscontinuity Organisation of content SequencialThematicParallel FocusAcademicProfessionalBlurred Relationship higher ed/work Rational and generic Rational, generic and substantive Ritual and rational generic

5. 5 maj 20045 5 april 20155 Learning for work Knowledge for the profession Extrinsic Technical Extrinsic Meaning Intrinsic Meaning Ritual Rational - generic Rational - substantive A model for understanding professional learning Professional Identity Engagement with learning Professional Identity Engagement with learning

6. Lars-Ove.Dahlgren@liu.se