Troublesome learning journey

Students new to masterly learning in education derive from a range of contexts and perspectives. Whatever the motivations for starting a postgraduate learning journey, for most there will be an expectation that, opportunities for learning and engaging in critical explorations of practice will be encountered. The degree to which individuals embrace and engage with the opportunities will vary and be dependent on personal motivations, life priorities and circumstances. This chapter proposes that whilst the student-tutor relationship might overcome student isolation, relationships, as with other aspects of study, have a purpose and should be cultivated to enhance independent learning. The knowledge to be gained from study will inform and improve practice. Capable learners sustain their journey by commanding a range of academic literacies to enable reinterpretation of new ideas and concepts in the light of understandings developed in their professional context. In the final leg of the journey, in spite of all the hurdles overcome, the challenges of learning continue.