The voices of university students are often absent from academic discourses on the learning of graduate attributes (GAs). Such attributes are mostly constructed and conceptualised from the viewpoint of academics, institutions, education authorities and industry. However, as students within democratic contexts are increasingly challenged to assume greater responsibility for their own growth and development, it seems imperative that they participate in discussions related to the acquiring of graduate attributes. This article reports on how students at one South African university understand and relate to graduate attributes. Data were generated from a group of students at the University of the Western Cape through focus group interviews and photo elicitation. The results indicate that students who understand what graduate attributes are and how they can acquire these attributes might enhance such students’ further growth and their employability.

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毕业生属性：一些大学生如何学习和学习

关于研究生属性（GAs）学习的学术演讲通常没有大学生的声音。这些属性主要是从学者，机构，教育机构和行业的角度来构建和概念化的。但是，随着民主背景下的学生面临越来越多的挑战，他们必须对自己的成长和发展承担更大的责任，因此，他们有必要参加与获得研究生学位有关的讨论。本文报道了南非一所大学的学生如何理解研究生的属性并与之相关联。数据来自西开普大学的一组学生，通过焦点小组访谈和照片启发。