ABSTRACT If the roles students play earning an MFA and the work they pursue after graduation vary considerably, how do those within MFA programs prepare students for professional lives? Where does one's sense of self as an art student begin to shift toward a professional identity? This article addresses literature about earning the degree and the work-related lives of MFA graduates as well as what some scholars claim should be taught within graduate-level visual arts programs. Supporting students' multifaceted lives, the author shares pedagogies employed within a course for MFA students that assist in clarifying understandings of self and professional identity.

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考虑自我：塑造MFA学生的职业认同和思维习惯

摘要 如果学生获得 MFA 所扮演的角色和他们毕业后从事的工作有很大差异，那么 MFA 课程中的角色如何为学生的职业生涯做好准备？作为艺术学生的自我意识从哪里开始转向专业身份？本文涉及有关获得学位和 MFA 毕业生与工作相关的生活的文献，以及一些学者声称应在研究生水平的视觉艺术课程中教授的内容。为了支持学生的多方面生活，作者分享了 MFA 学生课程中采用的教学法，这些教学法有助于澄清对自我和职业身份的理解。