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Burton, Susan. "Self-perceived professional identity of pharmacy educators." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008352.
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The philosophy of pharmaceutical care, which defines a patient-centred approach to practice, has been embraced and upheld by national and international pharmaceutical organisations for two decades. However, pharmacists have been slow to change their practice and implement a pharmaceutical care approach. It has been suggested that amongst other factors, short-comings in pharmaceutical education have contributed to this reluctance of the profession to transform practice. Efforts to address these short-comings in pharmaceutical education have focused on the curriculum and pedagogic practices, and not on the pharmacy educators themselves. Palmer (1998) asserts that “good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher”. In essence, "we teach who we are" and good teachers have one common trait: “a strong sense of personal identity that infuses their work”. This study identified, described and analysed the self-perceived professional identities of pharmacy educators within the South African context. This included ascertaining factors and contexts which contributed to participants’ self-perception of their professional identity. In an effort to understand the influence the educators have on practice and on changing practice and vice-versa, the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of participants regarding the philosophy and practice of pharmaceutical care, and pharmaceutical education were also explored. Situated within a constructivist-interpretive, qualitative paradigm and making use of methodological triangulation, this study was conducted in three phases, each employing a different qualitative method to collect data. The first phase made use of narrative analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of pharmacy educators’ perceived professional identities and to explore how their experiences, across various contexts, have formed their professional identities. In-depth individual narrative interviews were used to provide a forum in which the participants could reflect upon and tell their professional life-story. This phase of the study also made use of the exploration of metaphors to further investigate the participants’ professional identity and, more particularly, their images of themselves as “teacher” and role model for students. A maximum variation, purposeful sampling approach was used to recruit eight pharmacy academics - one from each school or faculty of pharmacy in South Africa, as participants in this phase of the study. The second and third phases explored more widely, the insights gained from the first phase and the formation of professional identity, attitudes, beliefs and practices of pharmacy educators in South Africa. Two focus groups were employed during the second phase and the study sample was broadened to include a further ten pharmacy educators. In the third phase, a purpose-designed, qualitative questionnaire was used to extend the study sample to all pharmacy educators in South Africa. A convenience sampling approach was used in both the second and third phases of the study. Thematic analysis and interpretation of the narrative interview and focus group transcripts and the questionnaire responses were conducted using qualitative data analysis software – Atlas.ti®. A multiplicity of self-perceived professional identities was described. However, all of these were multi-faceted and could be situated on a continuum between pharmacist identity on one end and academic identity on the other. In addition, six key determinants were recognised as underpinning the participants’ self-perception of their professional identity. These included three structural determinants: expected role; knowledge base; and practice, and three determinants relating to the emotional dimensions and agency of professional identity: professional status; passions; and satisfiers. The professional identity of the participants had been formed through membership of multiple pharmacy-related communities of practice and continued to be sustained through a nexus of multi-membership. There was extensive support by the participants for the concept of pharmaceutical care; however, it did not impact extensively on their role as pharmacy educators. Furthermore, many expressed concern around the use of the term ‘pharmaceutical care’: its definition; its lack of penetration into, and implementation within the practice environment; and even its relevance to the South African healthcare context. Many of the participants perceived the professional development of future pharmacists to be integral to their role as educators, and was often their source of greatest professional satisfaction. However, concern was also expressed at the dissonance that students were perceived to experience, sometimes, because of the incongruities that they are taught and what they experience in practice. This study has afforded pharmacy educators in South Africa an opportunity to understand better “who” they are as professionals, and to reflect on their role as educators and as role models for future pharmacist. Moreover, the findings contribute to a collective understanding of the professional identity of pharmacy educators and socialisation of pharmacy students into the profession. The insights and recommendations emerging from the study have the potential to make academic pharmacy a more attractive career choice which may have positive implications for the future attraction and retention of pharmacists to academic posts within universities.
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Kautzman-East, Melanie A. "The relationship among personality, professional identity, self-efficacy, and professional counselor advocacy actions." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1458984970.
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Adedipe, Adebimpe O. "Social identity, professional collective self-esteem, and attitudes of interprofessional education in health professions faculty." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1492368848048543.
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Harden, Jane. "Becoming a nurse : cultural identity and self-representation for mature women." Thesis, Northumbria University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367410.
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Verling, Rebecca. "Exploring the professional identity of counselling psychologists : a mixed methods study." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/335796.
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Aims and Rationale: The present study aims to enrich understanding of the professional identity of counselling psychology in the UK by exploring both the individual professional identities of counselling psychologists and the broader identity of the profession as a whole. This will elaborate on the existing literature base and allow the researcher to gather a breadth of perspectives of counselling psychology identity whilst also exploring the issues surrounding the identity development of practitioners in greater depth. Method: The study adopts a triangulation mixed methods design to explore the professional identity of counselling psychologists (Cresswell, Plano Clark, Guttman & Hanson, 2003). An exploratory online survey was designed to explore 1) the training, employment and practice characteristics of counselling psychologists and 2) their perception of the role, contribution and future identity of the profession. Concurrent with this data collection, qualitative interviews were conducted which aimed to explore the participants’ experience of training and working as a counselling psychologist, and develop an understanding of factors that have impacted upon their individual professional identity. Results: Both data sources contribute to the conception of counselling psychology as a diverse and multi-faceted profession. ‘Unity within diversity’ has been proposed as an overarching theme that marries the data sources and highlights the different ways in which counselling psychologists experience and articulate their individual professional identity, and the collective identity of the profession. Conclusions: The findings reveal there is no single professional identity inherent within counselling psychology. Multiple professional identities exist and are shaped by a range of factors. Uniting these diverse identities is a central commitment to a humanistic philosophy and value base. This provides a foundation on which therapeutic decision making is made and clients’ difficulties conceptualised. Whilst counselling psychology’s interest in identity and critical self-reflection has been questioned, this process may allow the profession to remain alert to the changing professional climate and adapt their practice to ensure that they remain valuable and are not overlooked within the field of therapeutic provision.
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Foster, Susan. "The Relationship between Professional Identity and Collective Self- esteem in School Counselors." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2010. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1269.
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All bona fide professions have affiliated professional organizations, ethical standards or a code of ethics, and an accrediting and sanctioning body that deals with preparation, credentialing, and licensure, and pride in one's profession (Gale & Austin, 2003; Remley & Herlihy, 2010). As school counseling continues to evolve, school counselors have struggled to define and maintain their role. This may be due, in part, to the social desirability an individual has to belong to dominant group in the school setting (Tajfel, 1986). School counselors may draw esteem from their professional membership. This concept, called collective self-esteem, denotes those aspects of identity that are related to membership in social groups and the respective value that one places on one's membership (Luhtanen & Crocker, 1992). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between collective self-esteem and professional identity. The findings of this study indicated that collective self-esteem was relatively stable and remained moderately high across several demographic variables related to professional identity. Collective self-esteem remained relatively consistent across level of practice, professional background, years of total experience and years of experience at the current school, and area of practice. Further, collective self-esteem remained moderately high for those who were affiliated with a counseling organization and those who were not. Results also suggested that collective self-esteem is constant regardless of variations in credentialing, chosen code of ethics, role definition (educator first or counselor first), and professional pride. Results indicated that collective self-esteem remained moderately high across several demographic areas and variables related to professional identity. Further, a significant positive correlation was found between pride in the profession and collective self-esteem was shown. Additionally, a small, significant negative correlation was garnered between those participants who viewed themselves as a counselor first and held an LPC or equivalent. Further, a significant relationship was found between those participants who defined their role as a counselor first and chose the NBCC Code of Ethics as their primary code of ethics and those participants who held the counselor first position and chose the ASCA Ethical Code as their primary code of ethics.
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Jones, Dawn Anita. "Teachers' professionalism, self-identity and the impact of continuing professional development (CPD)." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2015. http://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/615916/.
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This research explores the impact of changes in government policy on teachers’ professionalism, self-identity and practice in the context of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Initial data was gathered through the use of evaluations, impact data and interviews from conferences and courses undertaken as part of professional development programmes. This data provided a range of background information which then informed a second stage of research where in-depth case studies of three secondary school science teachers was conducted. Thus the first stage data helped identify, and focus the later research themes and questions. The case-study research consists of semi-structured interviews which explores the contexts, experiences and viewpoints of the three teachers involved. This research draws attention to the potential damage being done to teachers’ professionalism and self-identity as a result of central government policy, and the impact that this has on their ability to carry out their roles effectively. It also considers the extent to which teachers’ professionalism is influenced by the process of engaging with CPD. This research adds knowledge to the field through the provision of a fresh perspective, from the teachers’ viewpoint, in the field of research of teacher professionalism and that of teachers CPD. The research gives teachers a forum within which to voice their thoughts and share their concerns about the struggles they face, and the conflicts they experience between their personal values and pressures to conform. At the heart of the problem, encountered by teachers, is the fact that professional standards and CPD activities predominately focus on the behavioural component of professionalism. The failure to consider the teachers’ intellectual or attitudinal development is what threatened their identities, ideologies and aspirations to meet their goals. It also affects the way they felt about themselves and education as a whole. An alternative model to illustrate effective professional development is proposed as a consequence of this research which highlights the complexities of the processes and practices affecting teachers’ engagement with CPD and the potential for external policies to impact adversely on classroom practices.
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Smith, Robert Mark Houston. "South African community pharmacists’ self-perception of their professional identity and job satisfaction." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20637.
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The role of the community pharmacist has changed over the past two decades. The traditional specialist roles of pharmacists, such as compounding and preparation of medications, are now infrequent activities and the profession has moved to a more patient-centred focus. Furthermore, pharmaceutical care has been developed and adopted as a practice philosophy to add value and bring care for patients back into the profession. However, there is still much debate in academic and policy literature concerning the reluctance of community pharmacists to adopt and implement pharmaceutical care in practice environments. Empirical evidence has suggested that the professional identity of pharmacists is both ambiguous and multifaceted. However, the practice of pharmaceutical care has been demonstrated to increase organisational identity of pharmacists, as well as their job satisfaction. In addition, pharmacists in a clinical role have been shown to have higher levels of job satisfaction than their counterparts in nonclinical roles. This study has identified, described and analysed the self-perceived professional identities of community pharmacists within a South African context. Furthermore, it sought to determine their current levels of job satisfaction. The relationships between professional identity, job satisfaction and role were analysed in an attempt to understand the influence of professional identity on job satisfaction and behaviour of pharmacists. This study made use of a mixed method of inquiry, online questionnaire, administered to a large sample, which allowed the researcher to take a broad view of the research foci at a specific moment in time. This study found the existence of six professional identities amongst South African Community Pharmacists; namely the practitioner, the jaded pharmacist, the social carer, the professional, the medicine supplier and the entrepreneur. South African community pharmacists were, generally, satisfied with their jobs, professed to practice pharmaceutical care and adopted it as a practice philosophy. South African Community pharmacists were, in general, committed to their profession. Correlation between a pharmacist’s professional identity and their job title, job satisfaction and their commitment were found to be statistically significant. A pharmacist’s level of job satisfaction was statistically correlated to their practice of pharmaceutical care. No statistically significant relationship was found to exist between a pharmacist’s identity and their work load or tasks performed. Characterising South African community pharmacists’ identities is of great significance in an effort to better understand the forces that drive our profession of pharmacy. In doing so, have found that identity affects many elements of work life such as job satisfaction, professional commitment and the practice of patient care.
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Pinard, Michele. "Studying 'self' to teach 'others': assessing a teacher's personal and professional intercultural identity development." Thesis, McGill University, 2012. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=107758.
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This self-study focuses on critical incidences (CIs) that occurred during three personal and professional periods of one teacher's life: a semester abroad as an undergraduate; an independent fellowship year abroad as a post-graduate; and, as a volunteer serving abroad. Using constant comparison methods to analyze archival documents generated in intercultural educational settings and contemporary data drawn from interviews and surveys with fifty participants, the study concentrates on how CIs did or did not affect the teacher's intercultural competence and identity development. Methods of inquiry utilized include ghostwriting (Rhodes, 2000) and shadowwriting (Clerke, 2009), and introduce a technique called BENCHspeaking to activate co-participants' voices. Five contested identity metaphors that emerge to describe the researcher's personal and professional identity are exposed: homebody, social networker, boundary pusher, opportunist, and goal setter. Teacher educators' ability to cultivate intra-cultural competence, personally and professionally, conclude the research, and pedagogical suggestions and implications for contributing to pre-service and teacher educator identity development are outlined.Cette étude se concentre sur trois épisodes/ expériences transformatrices professionnelles dans la formation d'un seul professeur/du chercherur: ses études à l'étranger, le stage qu'elle a fait à l'étranger après avoir terminé ses études, et, son service bénévole/comme volontaire à l'étranger. Se servant de méthodes comparatives pour analyser des documents primaires créés dans des milieux interculturels, et l'information tirée des sondages et des entretiens avec 50 participants, l'étude est axée sur la manière dont les expériences critiques ont influencé, ou n'ont pas influencé la compétence interculturelle du professeur et le développement de son identité. Les méthodes utilisées comprennent « ghostwriting » (Rhodes, 2000) et "shadowwriting" (Clerke, 2009), et introduisent une technique appelée "Benchspeaking" pour inspirer l'expression des co-participants. L'étude révèle cinq métaphores qui se manifestent pour décrire l'identité conflictuelle personnelle et professionnelle du chercheur: 1) la femme au foyer/la casanière, 2) la personne qui crée un réseau social/qui a une vie sociale, 3) celle qui pousse/dépasse les limites et les frontières, 4) l'opportuniste, et 5) la personne qui montre la voie et établit des objectifs. L'étude se termine par une discussion de la capacité de l'enseignant à cultiver la compétence inter-culturelle, à la fois dans sa vie personnelle et professionnelle, et offre des suggestions d'ordre pédagogique pour la préparation des enseignants.
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Dahlberg, Karolina, and Linda Olsen. "Samarbete - lek med mening : multiprofessionell interaktion och meningsskapande." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för teknik och samhälle, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-5306.
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The intention of this study was to create an understanding of how multi-professional interaction could convert into inter-professional collaboration, which takes advantage of and acknowledges the individual professional identity. The intention was to understand the meaning of collaboration through the study of meetings between professionals who use different symbol systems. In particular, we wanted to study inter-professional interaction from a symbolic interactional perspective with a focus on Self, Identity, Symbols, Meaning and Professional community. The employed method was semi-structured interviews with ten questions. A convenience sample was used to identify working groups composed of different professions, such as teachers, social workers and therapy assistants. The results suggest that the working group believed that personality precedes the profession one is impending, and that participants preferred stability before communication and reflection. Our study also revealed that inter-professional collaboration cannot be pursued without cultivating awareness, active reflection and communication between the professionals involved. Keywords: Self ∙ Multi-professional ∙ Inter-professional ∙ Identity ∙ Collaboration ∙ Symbols ∙ Qualitative rapport.
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Roderick, Martin. "Work, self and the transformation of identity : a sociological study of the careers of professional footballers." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/30710.
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The traditional focus for sociologists studying occupations has been on manual workers in the main as their work is assumed to be laborious and unimaginative, yet footballers are almost never considered in this way despite the immensely physical nature of their work. Far from tedious, their job, by contrast, is thought of as a labour of love. This study is an interactionist analysis of the careers of male professional footballers in England, which provides sociological insights into the realities of their working lives. Professional football is a contingent and highly physical form of employment. Players' careers may be terminated involuntarily as a result of a severe injury. It is a short-term vocation in which ageing inevitably reduces physical capital. Professional football is characterised by an extremely competitive labour market, for there is an oversupply of aspirants 'chasing the big-time'. This qualitative study is based on data obtained via semi-structured interviews with forty-seven present and former professional footballers. The central theme of this thesis concerns an understanding of the ways in which the orientations of players to their work change over the course of their careers. The players were asked about turning points in their work histories, such as long-term injuries, transfers from one club to another, and other key moments in which they felt uncertain about what their futures may hold. In part, the focus of the interviews concerned the subjective meanings the players impute to their experiences. An examination of the drama of work is undertaken. The ways in which players deal with the workplace insecurities that are an inbuilt characteristic of their occupation are examined and an explanation of why they continue to pursue a career in the professional game, despite developing cynical attitudes towards their work and their employers, is attempted.
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Andersson, Alva, and Olivia Johansson. "Individens upplevda identitet i ett företagande samhälle - En kvalitativ studie om den egenföretagande redovisningskonsultens upplevelse av sin yrkes- och personliga identitet." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-83503.
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During the last decade there has been a major change in the labour market where the work has become more limitless and the number of entrepreneurs has increased. This study analyses how self-employed female accountant experience their personal identity and professional identity. Central questions are the individual experience of the personal- and professional identity, the connection between them and which importance self-employment has for the perceived personal identity. Previous research indicates that there are several separate studies about self-employed, accountant and identity but not in a combination with each other, which lays the foundation for the study's relevance. The theoretical starting points are Erving Goffman's stigma theory and the dramaturgical perspective as well as concepts about the boundless work and identity. The study is based on a qualitative research method in which five semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The results indicate that there is a connection between the personal identity and the professional identity. Besides, it emerged that the role of self-employed has importance for the perceived personal identity.Under det senaste decenniet har stora förändring skett på arbetsmarknaden där arbetet blivit allt mer gränslöst och antalet egenföretagare ökat i omfattning. Studien undersöker hur egenföretagande kvinnliga redovisningskonsulter upplever sin personliga identitet och yrkesidentitet. Centrala frågor är individens upplevelse av sin personliga- och yrkesidentitet, kopplingen dem emellan samt vilken betydelse egenföretagande har för individens upplevda personliga identitet. Den tidigare forskningen tyder på att det finns ett flertal separata studier om egenföretagare, redovisningskonsulter och identitet men inte i kombination med varandra, vilket ger upphov till studiens relevans. De teoretiska utgångspunkterna är Erving Goffmans stigmateori och det dramaturgiska perspektivet samt begreppen gränslöst arbete och identitet. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ forskningsmetod där fem semistrukturerade intervjuer har genomförts. Studiens resultat visar att det finns en koppling mellan den personliga identiteten och yrkesidentiteten hos urvalsgruppen. Ytterligare framkom det att rollen som egenföretagare har en betydelse för individens upplevda personliga identitet.
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Holts, Kaire. "Management of the self in virtual work : self-organisation and control among professional online poker players." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/20194.
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This study is set in the broad context of the changing world of work that is characterised by the dissolution of full-time stable employment and the emergence of precarious, insecure forms of work (see e.g. Gorz, 1999, Hardt and Negri, 2005, Huws, 2016, Lorey, 2015, Ross, 2003, Ross, 2009, Smith, 2001, Standing, 2011). As a response to these labour market uncertainties a growing number of individuals are managing multiple areas of the self as part of their work or occupation. This trend has been termed 'the new worker-subjectivity' or 'the entrepreneurial self' that is formed through practices of self-management (Bührmann, 2005, Lorey, 2009). Despite increasing awareness of the emergence of the entrepreneurial worker-subjectivity, research into practices of self-management has only focused on occupational groups in formal work. Knowledge about the trend in the context of virtual workers who operate outside of conventional working relations and have no publicly recognised work identity is largely missing. In order to address this gap, this study explores how entrepreneurial worker-subjectivities manifest in professional online poker players as an emerging online occupation. It investigates how these workers manage themselves in the absence of formal organisational control and socially recognised occupational norms, and asks what are the effects of this self-management on the quality of their working lives? The study is based on 39 in-depth interviews with people involved in online poker or other similar activities such as online gaming or trading. The interviews were conducted either face-to-face in Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania and UK or over Skype between December 2012 and May 2014. The study develops an analytical framework for researching entrepreneurial worker-subjectivities in the context of an emerging occupation and a three-stage-model of the trajectory that provides a basis for exploring the career paths of professional online poker players. Using these framework, the study finds that professional online poker players manage various areas of the self by following informal occupational rules and that their sense of professionalism is largely derived from various practices of self-management that help them distinguish from recreational players. The study also discovers conflicting relations of autonomy and control among the workers and a range of negative effects that self-management practices have on professional online poker players. It concludes that professional online poker is not a sustainable long-term career option. These findings contribute to a better understanding of virtual work, the emergence of online poker playing as a form of work and the development of the entrepreneurial worker-subjectivity.
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Lewis, Kenton Richard. "Constructions of professional identity within UK higher education administration and management : the importance of collective self-confidence." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2012. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020666/.
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The expansion and specialisation of 'non-academic' higher education roles, in response to increased regulation, monitoring and measurement of the sector, can be attributed to a rise in neoliberal manageralism and globalisation. Such changes have challenged the professional status of the academy, potentially 'de-professionalising' academic staff. This thesis explores the extent to which a concurrent professionalisation of administrative and managerial staff has occurred, and examines the case for higher education administration as a profession. Building on a conceptual framework linking the literatures of 'professionalism' and 'identity' with personal reflections and an examination of the role of the Association of University Administrators (AUA) as a representative body for university administrators, a qualitative analysis was undertaken with six UK higher education institutions, comprising in-depth interviews with 23 administrative/managerial staff. These were augmented by further indepth interviews: two with staff at the AUA; and three with internationally based administrative/managerial staff (two from Canada; one from Holland). The produced data, together with the conceptual framework, facilitated construction of a thematic, analytical model which enabled exploration of nomenclature, behaviours, perception, qualification, status, and structure(s), as elements of constructed professional identity. The findings reveal that higher education administrators/managers possess the necessary tools to construct an identity as a professional, but that they lack the collective selfconfidence to claim university administration as a profession. The study recommends that through the facilitated acquisition of 'academic empathy', increased sectoral and societal visibility, promotion of higher education administration as a career path, and the development of a strong and consistent public voice, it is possible to instil the collective selfconfidence necessary to proudly assert that university administration is a profession.
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Vasileiadou, Aikaterini. "An investigation into the experiences and attitudes regarding therapists' verbal self-disclosure from the developing counselling psychologists' perspective : a phenomenological study." Thesis, University of Roehampton, 2012. https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/an-investigation-into-the-experiences-and-attitudes-regarding-therapists-verbal-selfdisclosure-from-the-developing-counselling-psychologists-perspective(9c69214f-6520-40ee-97eb-f3845e7cf51b).html.
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This study explores the phenomenon of therapists’ verbal self-disclosure in the therapeutic encounter. The purpose is to examine the clients’ experiences and attitudes on therapists’ verbal self-disclosure, when the clients are counselling psychology trainees or newly qualified counselling psychologists. The present study will attempt to discover what the participants believe constitutes self-disclosure and how influential their therapists’ verbal self-disclosure or lack of it, has been in the development of their personal and professional stance on self-disclosure in their own work with clients. Since the researcher is interested in clients who themselves are developing counselling psychologists, the study sheds light on how their therapists’ verbal disclosure (or lack of it) influences their developing professional identity. The majority of studies exploring therapists’ self-disclosure have favoured quantitative methodologies; however, a case can be made for using a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore this phenomenon on the grounds that it provides a more detailed representation of the experience and allows for an in-depth phenomenological understanding of the complexity and content of self-disclosure. Nine developing counselling psychologists were interviewed for this study and the three major findings of the study are that a) developing counselling psychologists, influenced by their own personal therapy, do engage in counter-transference self-disclosure, b) the decision to engage in self-disclosure or not is made upon their intuition and ‘gut feeling’ and c) although training institutions or supervisors might not encourage self-disclosure, participants still engage in it. These findings raise questions concerning the role of training versus the role of personal therapy in shaping trainees’ client work, as well as issues regarding the reasons why they chose to self-disclose or not and the role of intuition.
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Trodd, Lyn. "Professional learning for Children's Centre leaders." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/10430.
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This thesis investigates the experiences of Children’s Centre leaders of the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL) who find themselves in a newly developed role and lacking a professional identity. Its aim is to explore the developing professional identities of NPQICL participants from their own perspectives, focusing on ways in which their professional identities are developing and how, correspondingly, these might be better supported on the NPQICL. Clarification of core ideas embedded in these aims theoretically and conceptually reveals that professions are publicly shaped in line with established traditions, and therefore often prescribed. Processes of professional development are correspondingly seen as largely publicly organised processes of professional learning and/or acculturation. However, a key area for research is the interface between publicly shaped expectations of those learning to be professionals and the particular needs and expectations of course participants themselves especially with regard to how they see themselves as Children’s Centre leaders. Because this area is fluid, uncertain and shaped partly by professionals themselves it is hard to investigate. A flexible Adaptive Theory research design is selected along with an array of conceptual tools (orienting concepts and a conceptual cluster) which can be modified, discarded or replaced according to the demands of data collected. Using a relatively open-ended data collection device also allows a wide range of potentially revealing data to be ‘storied’ for analysis in order to preserve their individualised nature. Although a process of subjective self-conceptualisation in role can be used to explain how NPQICL participants adapt to expectations from the wider professional community and social context, there is a need to explain how public influences and individual co-constructions of professional identity shaped by professionals themselves are synthesised in individual responses to fluid, uncertain professional identities. The research aims are met by modelling the process of developing a professional identity on the NPQICL as an ‘autobiography’. This conceptual device brings together public and individual influences into a synthesis and allows insight into the experiences of individuals. It explains some of the success of the NPQICL course and some of its dynamics including how the development of Children’s Centre leaders’ identities can be supported in a professional learning programme.
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McNally, Christopher John. "Contextualizing Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Self-Reported Attitudes and Behaviors as Reflections of Training and Professional Identity." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1469766263.
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Zubrzycki, Joanna. "The construction of personal and professional boundaries in Australian social work : a qualitative exploration of the self in practice /." Curtin University of Technology, School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2003. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=15113.
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The boundary between the personal and the professional self is a site of professional and personal creativity and tension, a space that reflects some of the key ontological and epistemological issues confronting social work. Exploring the social construction of the self through the stories of fifteen Australian social workers brings these issues into stark relief. The participatory and reflexive research process facilitated the development of knowledge about how a group of culturally diverse social workers construct personal and professional boundaries in practice.The need to explore these processes and relationships was predicated on a concern that while the self is generally recognised as shaping practice, there has been a paucity of attention given to what lived experiences constitute the self. Social work practice is broadly defined as a socially constructed profession, yet the personal and professional boundary is regarded as individually constructed and defined. This discourse neglects the influence of contextual, cultural, relational and structural dimensions of the self, thus denying the possibilities of practice being continually informed by a myriad of experiences.Recognising that the socially constructed self is situated within intersections of knowledge and meaning opens up possibilities for the development of dialogical practices within an ethics of care. The research also has implications for social work practice and education and for the way that we supervise and manage social work staff. Professional dialogue, debate and practice needs to reflect a diversity of experiences and recognise that the dominant discourse about boundaries and the self leaves many workers feeling that their practice reality is not a shared one.
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Oto, Mari N. "Ethnic Identity and School Belonging Among Pacific Islander High School Students." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6766.
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Pacific Islander high school students in the state of Utah specifically, but across the United States generally, face significant challenges such as high levels of high school dropout and low levels of academic attainment. The purpose of this study was to examine if components of an achieved ethnic identity (exploration and commitment) are positively related to high levels of school belonging among Pacific Islander high school students in Utah. I further investigated whether self-esteem was a mediating factor in any observed relationship between ethnic identity and school belonging. Participants in this study were Pacific Islander youth between the ages of 13-19 years old and attending high school in the state of Utah. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure—Revised, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory, Simple School Belonging Scale, and demographic questions were combined in a survey and taken by 111 participants. Results indicate a significantly positive relationship between school belonging and self-esteem (r = .39, p < .001). However, no relationship was observed between ethnic identity and school belonging. Results also suggests that self-esteem is not a mediating factor, nor is it related to ethnic identity individually for these students. Another purpose of this study was to better understand Pacific Islander students in our public education system, and especially in the state of Utah. Results revealed that ethnic identity may not operate in the same way for students in this study as has been suggested in the literature for other ethnic minorities. Specifically, ethnic identity, as measured by the MEIM-R may not represent the same construct, which leads to questions about how this sample was different than other national samples. The context of Utah may have been a determining factor and may play a role in the formation of ethnic identity for Pacific Islander students who live in Utah, especially for those who are also Latter-day Saint. Future research should look closely at the relationship between religiosity and ethnic identity for Pacific Islander students in Utah schools. The findings from this study also highlight the role of self-esteem in school belonging. They suggest a need to move beyond generalizations of this group of students as "minorities" to understanding how to increase their self-esteem in hopes of boosting their sense of belonging in our schools, thus leading to greater high school retention and academic achievement for this population.
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Mitchell, Wanda Shnita. "Self-concept, racial identity development and the perception of the graduate and professional educational experience among African-American female college students planning to pursue advanced degrees: A correlational study." W&M ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618705.
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship among self-concept, racial identity development, and perceptions of the graduate and professional educational experience of African American female college students planning to pursue advanced degrees. The researcher explored the relationship among the factors to determine if they were predictive of the pursuit of advanced degrees among African American female college students. The investigation would provide counselors, educators, and administrators with information which could positively impact the enrollment and retention of African American women in advanced degree programs.;A sample of 85 graduating African American female college seniors at a very selective, private, historically Black institution was studied. The institution selected has historically produced a high number of African American female students who pursued advanced degrees upon graduation. Data were gathered utilizing the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, the BRIAS Social Attitude Scale-Revised, a researcher developed Graduate and Professional School Perception Survey and a demographic questionnaire. The student's plans of pursuit were assessed using five items from the demographic questionnaire (acceptance, attendance, entrance exam, cumulative grade point average, enrollment).;It was hypothesized that (1) a significant relationship existed between self-concept and plans to pursue advanced degrees, (2) a significant relationship existed between racial identity development and plans to pursue advanced degrees, (3) a significant relationship existed between perception of the graduate and professional educational experience and plans to pursue advanced degrees, (4) a significant difference existed between advanced degree program pursued and the three independent variables, and (5) a significant difference existed between definite and tentative plans to pursue groups and the three independent variables.;In general, the results revealed four significant relationships and no significant evidence of discrimination. Significant relationships existed for self-concept (social self-concept) and cumulative grade point average; two measures of racial identity development (pre-encounter and encounter), pre-encounter and acceptance and encounter and enrollment; and the perception of the graduate and professional educational experience and acceptance.;Additional investigations that focus on the complexities of the independent variables with a more diversified sample of African American women may reveal significant findings relating to self-concept, racial identity development, and perceptions of graduate and professional schools.
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Johnson, Paige Whitney. "An Exploration of Names in Social and Professional Settings for Persons with Ethnically Identifying Names." FIU Digital Commons, 2018. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3900.
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The overarching purpose of this collected papers dissertation was to explore the perspectives and experiences related to names in social and professional settings for persons with ethnically identifying names. The first paper was an integrative literature review. The second paper was a qualitative study utilizing the phenomenological approach. Both studies utilized self-presentation theory, while Study #2 added social penetration theory and social identity theory. Self-presentation theory posits that people put forth a public face to show that they possess desirable characteristics to observers. Social penetration theory is centered on the concept of self-disclosure and the notion that people carefully construct their level of disclosure based on the interaction and how they wish it to proceed. Finally, social identity theory puts forth that people categorize others to determine with whom to align themselves and whom to exclude. These theories undergirded the studies and directed the inquiry.
Study #1 reviewed literature to determine if names and self-presentation were studied within HRD. Only one study was found. The extant literature was largely quantitative, focused on job market reactions to applicant names, and assumed characteristics. Overall, the studies were focused on how best to present an applicant based on their name and the possible consequences of self-presentation in undesirable categories (e.g., minority applicants with “unique” or “ethnic” names). The literature indicated that applicants best presented when they utilized names that indicated non-minority ethnicity (e.g. White).
Study #2 explored the opinions, experiences and behaviors of interview participants with ethnically identifying names related to social identity, self-presentation and social penetration. This study consisted of interviewing 15 people of either Asian, African, Caucasian or Latino/Hispanic ethnicity. Findings suggested that names did matter to the participants and that their behaviors and opinions related to their self-presentation and self-disclosure were colored by their experiences as someone with an ethnically identifying name; both professionally and socially.
Overall, the findings of these studies are a starting point into the HRD literature to inform organizational research and practice. Additional research is needed to create a more comprehensive picture of the issues involved and work towards best practices and interventions.
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Shouse, Reggie Lee. "Examining the Influence of Perceptions of a Supervisor’s Leadership Style on Levels of Psychological Ownership Among Entry Level Professionals." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1483614231780186.
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Говорова, Марина Володимирівна. "ІТ як сфера професійної освіти: мотиви вибору української молоді." Bachelor's thesis, КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського, 2019. https://ela.kpi.ua/handle/123456789/30869.
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У даній дипломній роботі розглядаються питання стосовно мотивів вибору ІТ сфери української молоді, як сфери професійної освіти, а також проблеми професійної самоідентифікації, особливості професійної адаптації ІТ-спеціалістів, тенденції та перспективи розвитку ІТ-ринку. В даній роботі за допомогою методу історично-порівняльного аналізу було проаналізовано процес виникнення вищої та професійної освіти, та досліджено соціологічні теорії професійного вибору у науковій літературі. Розкрито поняття «професійної самоідентифікації». Результати наукового дослідження засвідчують про застарілість системи вищої освіти в Україні на думку молодих українців, а також, що основними мотивами вибору ІТ сфери є перш за все матеріальна складова, можливість працювати віддалено, престижність професії, комфортні умови праці тощо. Оскільки тема дослідження є досить актуальною, отримані результати можуть бути використані для майбутнього прогнозування розвитку як ІТ- сфери, так і ІТ-освіти.In this diploma thesis considers questions regarding the motives for choosing the IT sphere of Ukrainian teenagers, as a vocational education sector, as well as problems of professional self-identification, features of professional adaptation of IT specialists, trends and prospects for the development of the IT market. In this paper, using the method of historical - comparative analysis, the process of the emergence of higher and vocational education was analyzed, and sociological theories of professional choice in the scientific literature were investigated. The concept of "professional identity" is disclosed. The results of scientific research indicate the obsolescence of the higher education system in Ukraine, according to the young Ukrainian, and also that the main motives for choosing the IT sphere are primarily the material component, the ability to work remotely, the prestige of the profession, comfortable working conditions, etc. Since the research topic is highly relevant, the results can be used for future forecasting of the development of both the IT sphere and IT education.
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Jackson, Shawna L. "SPORTS FANDOM: A STUDY OF BASKING IN REFLECTED GLORY, SPIRAL OF SILENCE, AND LANGUAGE USE VIA ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1337026237.
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UnKauf, Kristen. "A Personal Counseling Experience for Master's Level Counseling Students: Practices and Perceptions of Counselor Education Program Directors." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2010. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1154.
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There exists a strong endorsement in the literature of the effectiveness of an individual counseling experience as an influence in the personal and professional development of counseling students, yet few counselor education programs seem to require that students complete such an experience. Thus, the question arises as to why the required individual counseling experience as a client is not being required by a large proportion of counseling programs. The purposes of this descriptive, exploratory study were to determine the prevalence of the required experience as a client in individual counseling, examine the opinions of counselor education program leaders regarding the risks and benefits of experiential training components, determine the modalities used to deliver experiential training components, obtain counselor education program coordinators' views on the various modalities, and explore policies and procedures used in counselor education programs with respect to experiential training components. Finally, this study attempted to determine the level of satisfaction of those program directors who do utilize a required individual counseling experience, as well as their policies and procedures with regard to outcome measurement. Results of the study showed that there were some significant inverse relationships between counselor education program directors' opinions regarding potential benefits for counseling students and their policies regarding a required individual counseling experience. Additionally, although respondents did not strongly endorse the potential risks associated with the exercise, it is still not required by the majority of the counselor education programs surveyed. However, those program directors who do endorse a required individual counseling experience reported on its many benefits, and offered qualitative insights into how the requirement is implemented. The results of this study have implications for the counseling profession by offering empirical evidence regarding the prevalence of a required individual counseling experience for master's-level counseling students. The results of this study contribute to the counseling profession's knowledge base by determining counseling program directors' opinions of the potential benefits and risks of a required individual counseling experience, and by establishing that program directors whose programs require this exercise are overwhelmingly satisfied that the experience accomplishes the purposes for which it is intended.
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Kaui, Toni Marie Mapuana. "Developing Cultural Competence and Promoting Culturally Responsive Teaching in STEM Educators of Native Hawaiian Students." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/79845.
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The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first was to determine the degree of culturally responsive teaching practices and level of cultural competence of participants who teach upper elementary (grades three through six) STEM educators of predominantly Native Hawaiian students. The second purpose was to identify differences in cultural competence and culturally responsive teaching practices of those same participants identified above. These two participant groups were from the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education’s Keonepoko and Pāhoa Elementary Schools. Both schools are from the Keaʻau-Kaʻu-Pāhoa Complex Area. The educators from Keonepoko were afforded knowledge and experiences from a culture-based professional development program known as the Moenahā School Program, while the educators from Pāhoa were not afforded these same knowledge and experiences. Using a quantitative, quasi-experimental design, data were collected via an online survey using three instruments: the Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy Inventory (CRTSE), the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire (CCSAQ), and the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Scale Demographic Information (CCSASDI). The data were analyzed using mean scores and those mean scores were compared for differences using a Mann-Whitney U test. The findings indicated the Moenahā participants had a statistically significantly higher level of cultural competence and higher degree of culturally responsive teaching practices than the non-Moenahā participants suggesting the importance of cultural competence professional development iii opportunities. These findings are applicable for teachers in schools with an higher Native Hawaiian student population.Ph. D.
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Claquin, Christelle. "Regarder, se regarder, être regardé : le soi-professionnel enseignant, entre construction et réajustements identitaires." Thesis, Paris 10, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019PA100129.
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Cette thèse, qui s’inscrit dans une démarche clinique d’orientation psychanalytique en Sciences de l’éducation, se propose d’étudier le regard dans la relation enseignant/élèves dans la classe et, plus largement, dans la pratique enseignante. Il s’agit d’essayer de comprendre le travail psychique mis en œuvre par les enseignants, tout au long de leur parcours professionnel, pour faire face aux regards, réels ou fantasmés, qu’ils portent et qui sont portés sur eux. Initialement pensée dans le lien enseignant-élève, la question du regard pour des enseignants s’est avérée concerner avant tout leur construction identitaire et leur place dans l’institution. La thèse comporte quatre parties : la première partie présente l’implication personnelle de la chercheuse qui la relie à son objet de recherche et qui en est le fil conducteur implicite. La deuxième partie déroule le travail de recherches bibliographiques réalisé et ce qu’il a apporté ; mais aussi le champ disciplinaire dans lequel s’inscrit cette étude et les éléments concernant la démarche et la méthodologie de recherche utilisées. La troisième et la quatrième partie sont consacrées aux entretiens cliniques à visée de recherche et à leur analyse, auprès de dix enseignantes et enseignants du primaire et du secondaire sur la place du regard dans l’espace classe. Une mise en perspective des analyses est proposée en conclusion de la thèseThis thesis, which is part of a clinical approach with a psychoanalytical orientation in Sciences of education, proposes to conduct a study about the look in the teacher/student relationship in their classroom and, more broadly, in their teaching practice. It’s about attempting to understand the psychic work implemented by the teachers, over the course of their careers, to deal with the real or fantasized glances, that they look at and which are looked upon themselves. Initially thought in the teacher-student link, for teachers, the question of the look has proved above all their identity construction and their place in the institution. This thesis is structured in four main parts. The first part presents the personal involvement of the researcher which connects her to her object research, its implicit guiding thread. The second part unfolds the bibliographic research work realized and what it brought; but also, the disciplinary field in which this study fits into and the elements regarding the approach and the research methodology used. The third and the four parts are dedicated to clinical research interviews and to their analysis, among ten female and male teachers about the place of the look in the class area. A perspective of these analysis is proposed as a conclusion of this thesis
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Thorel, Philippe. "Transition psychosociale de repatriation : la dynamique identitaire et capacitaire au retour d’expatriation professionnelle." Thesis, Paris 10, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PA100134.
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Le retour d’expatriation professionnelle (repatriation) est une transition psychosociale qui fait l’objet de peu de recherches dans le champ de la psychologie de la carrière. Les données disponibles indiquent que le rapport à l’emploi occupé au retour reste problématique pour nombre de repatriés. L’épreuve du retour semble témoigner d’un « choc identitaire » plus complexe que le seul « choc culturel » décrit couramment dans la littérature : comment expliquer que la majorité des repatriés évoquent des difficultés d’adaptation professionnelle plus grandes au retour d’expatriation qu’à l’aller, alors que pour la plupart d’entre eux, ils retrouvent à la fois leur pays, leur culture, leur langue maternelle, leur famille, leurs amis voire leurs collègues? La recherche de Thèse vise à mieux appréhender des processus et dimensions psychologiques associés à la transition psychosociale du retour d’expatriation professionnelle et en particulier à éclairer la dynamique identitaire et capacitaire en jeu chez les repatriés lors de leur réintégration au travail dans le pays d’origine. Trois études, utilisant des méthodes d’analyse quantitatives et qualitatives, ont été conduites auprès de cadres repatriés après des expériences d’expatriation professionnelle réussie. Ces études soulignent l’importance d’envisager la transition psychosociale de repatriation en prenant en compte des construits psychologiques clés référant à l’ensemble du parcours d’expatriation-repatriation comme les motivations à s’expatrier, le sentiment d’adaptation en expatriation ainsi que les conditions perçues, le sentiment d’efficacité professionnelle, les retentissements identitaires et la tonalité affective au retour. Cette perspective a notamment montré que les motivations professionnelles pour l’expatriation étaient en lien avec un développement capacitaire souhaité par le sujet, qu’il cherche à valoriser à son retour. En conséquence, les tensions identitaires ressenties sont d’autant plus criantes que l’individu perçoit un décalage important avec l’environnement du retour, alors que son projet d’expatriation visait au contraire un meilleur ajustement. Les résultats de la recherche dégagent aussi quelques pistes d’application en conseil de carrière pour accompagner les personnes en mobilité internationale, tout au long de leur parcours d’expatriation-repatriationProfessional repatriation is a psychosocial transition that has been little studied in the field of career psychology. The data available indicate that after being repatriated, the relationship to the job remains problematic for many people. Upon their return, the stress seems more like a ‘shock of identity’ than a simple ‘cultural shock’ usually described by the literature. How to explain that most repatriates mention greater difficulties for professional adaptation when they return to their country, their culture, their native language, their family, and friends or colleagues that they did when leaving? The present research thesis seeks to enhance our understanding of the psychological processes and the psychosocial dimensions of the professional repatriation transition, focusing in particular on identity and capability dynamics at play among repatriates when they return home. Three studies using quantitative and qualitative methods were conducted with repatriated executives after successful professional expatriation experiences. These studies highlight the importance of the psychosocial transitions of repatriation by taking into account key psychological constructs involved in the entire expatriation-repatriation process, such as the motivations for expatriation, the sentiment of adaptation during expatriation, as well as the perceived conditions, professional self-efficacy, and the repercussions on identity and emotional tone after the return. The approach adopted here found that the professional motivations for expatriation were often based on a desire to learn a new skill or capacity, which the subject tried to showcase upon his/her return. Thus, the identity tensions experienced were greater the more the individual perceived a significant difference with his/her return environment, while they had expected the contrary that expatriation would provide a better fit. The research results provide some suggestions for career counselling to support people in international mobility throughout their experience of expatriation-repatriation
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Capano-bottino, Gerardo. "Dynamique identitaire et individualisation : approche socioprofessionnelle exploratroire." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010MON30022/document.
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Parmi toutes nos activités, le travail occupe une place centrale dans nos sociétés et il n’échappe pas aux profondes transformations de la société. Les trajectoires professionnelles ne sont plus linéaires ni stables, elles introduisent moins les individus dans des collectifs socio-catégoriels. Comment les sujets se construisent-ils aujourd’hui ? Quel est l’impact de l’individualisation sur la dynamique identitaire socioprofessionnelle, dans un contexte où l’emprise catégorielle est en perte d’influence ? Cette thèse a comme objectif d’approfondir la question de l’identité et les méthodes qui s’y adjoignent dans un contexte organisationnel en profonde mutation. Je présenterai un cadre théorique pluridisciplinaire et une double démarche exploratoire (ego-écologique - Zavalloni, 2007), conduite auprès de sujets contrastés par leur expérience professionnelle. Nous pourrons ainsi observer la dynamique identitaire, ses composantes, ses relations, son contexte psychosocial, en faisant émerger les processus qui la sous-tendent. A l’heure des démarches compétences dans les organisations et de la personnalisation du travail, l’intégration du projet de soi (Kaddouri et Barbier, 2006) et du système capacitaire (Costalat-Founeau, 2009) comme fondements des dynamiques identitaires, ouvre de nouvelles perspectives à la compréhension des processus mis en œuvre dans la construction de soi et de réalisation de soi. Par voie de conséquence c’est la constitution du sujet de l’action qui est ici abordéeAmong all our activities, the work occupies a core place in our society and can not escape the profound social transformations. The career paths are not linear nor stable, they don’t introduce individuals in social categories as in the past. How individuals are built today? What is the impact of individualization on social and professional dynamics of identity in this context? This thesis is intended to deepen the question of the identity and its methods in a radically changing organizational context. I present a multi-pronged theoretical framework and a double exploratory approach (ego-ecological - Zavalloni, 2007), conducted with individuals opposed by their professional experience. We can thus observe the dynamics of identity, its components, its relationships, its psychosocial context, bringing out the processes that underlie it. At time of competencies management and personal work, the integration of the self-project (Kaddouri & Barbier, 2006) and the capabilities system (Costalat-Founeau, 2009), as the basis of identity dynamics, opens new perspectives for understanding the processes used in self-construction and self-realization. As a consequence it is the constitution of the subject of the action that is addressed here
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Trejo-Guzman, Nelly Paulina. "The teacher self construction of language teachers." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/97914.
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The main purpose of this thesis is to deepen the current understanding of how the teacher self is constructed. Specifically, the study intends to integrate into this understanding the way in which language personal, professional, and student teacher identities inform this process. A special emphasis is placed on the role that language teachers’ life histories play on the construction of teacher selves. Narrative research constitutes the research design for this thesis project since I strongly believe that selves are narratively constructed through stories. This study is focused on the storied self (Chase, 2005) that is co-constructed between the researcher and narrator that reveals how personal, professional, and student teacher identities resist and interact with discursive environments in order to create and recreate a language teacher’s self. Life histories constitute the source of data collection in this study. This facilitated the construction of a broader understanding of how six language teachers’ personal, professional, and student teacher identities are shaped throughout a lifetime and the way these impact the formation of the teacher self. The results suggest that language teachers’ selves are in close relation to emotions. Language teachers negotiate their identities and emotions in order to make sense of the different sets of values that the social context presents to them. This in turn leads them to create/recreate their own teacher selves that serve as sources of agency that generates new sets of social/moral rules or stagnation that leads to the preservation of the current status quo. The thesis concludes by providing a series of suggestions tailored to the needs of the teaching context where this research took place with the purpose of fostering a continuous engagement with individual actors and socio-cultural factors that motivate transformation through reflection.
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Hubbard, Ruth. "Self beyond self/lost in practice : surveillance, appearance and posthuman possibilities for critical selfhood in children's services in England." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18821.
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The selfhood of social professionals in children’s services is under-researched, and where the primary focus is on practice ‘outcomes’. Informed by a critical social policy frame this thesis focuses on the selfhood of social professionals in children’s services to ask how it might, or might not, be possible to think, and do, self differently. I bring into play a critical posthumanist (non-sovereign) becoming self alongside, and in relation to, the other ‘allowed’ or ‘prescribed’ selves of neo-liberalism, professional practice and (critical) social policy itself. Utilising theoretical resources, in particular from Arendt, Deleuze and Guattari, and Foucault, I characterise this as thinking with both ‘surveillance’ and ‘appearance’, and self as an explicitly political project. In a post-structural frame I pursue a post-methodological rhizomatic and cartographic methodology that aims to open up proliferations in thinking and knowledge rather than foreclose it to one clear answer, and where I also draw on a small number of interviews with experienced professionals and managers in children’s services. A rhizomatic figure of thought involves irreducible and multiple relations that are imbricated on the surface; it is a flattened picture where theory, data, researcher, participants and analysis are not separate, where all connections are part of an overall picture, and in movement. I argue that social professionals occupy a deeply striated landscape for being/knowing/practising, a particular ontological grid that tethers their selfhood to the pre-existing, and to intensifications in a neo-liberal project. Here, ‘rearranging the chairs’ becomes more of the same, where the sovereign humanist subject is “a normative frame and an institutionalised practice” (Braidotti, 2013, p.30). In thinking otherwise, beyond traditional critical theory, a posthuman lens draws attention to the ways in which we might be/live both inside and outside of the already existing and where we become with others, human and non-human in shifting assemblages. However, the self prescribed and prefigured in dominant discourses constitute the historical preconditions from which experiments in self, and other possibilities may emerge. Practices of de-familiarisation, a radical, non-linear relationality, and a hermeneutics of situation are suggested as strategies for thinking forward, for appearance, and a self beyond self.
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Coltart, Carrie. "Making the self : narrative constructions of self and identity among 'working-class' women in the caring professions." Thesis, University of York, 2007. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/11020/.
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Cole, Chelsea. "The Emergence of Teacher Self in the Elementary Classroom." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8640.
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Significant research and ongoing inquiry highlight the importance of understanding and recognizing the development of identities and beliefs among teachers. These studies use techniques of reflection on the past or present to elucidate the developmental process of teacher identities and beliefs and their impact on the profession. The development of teacher identities and beliefs commence during childhood. A dearth of research exists that addresses the emerging developments of teacher identities and beliefs from the perspective of young children. This study uses qualitative methods through focus groups and individual interviews to examine the identities and beliefs held by fifth-grade students who plan to become teachers. Revealing the early developing identities of future teachers provides necessary insight into the emerging curricular needs of teacher education programs.
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Casenave, Eric. "L'accountability ou l'obligation de rendre des comptes ressenties par le praticien du marketing : variable médiatrice entre antécédents personnels et réponses comportementales." Thesis, Paris 9, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA090048.
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Le manque d’accountability qui est reproché au marketing est un alignement insuffisant sur les objectifs stratégiques. La plupart des recherches préconisent généralement de renforcer l’accountability du marketing en développant des instruments de mesure de performance. Se différenciant de ces approches, cette recherche choisit de traiter le praticien du marketing comme unité d’analyse. Nous mettons en évidence une identité professionnelle propre aux praticiens et distinguons deux formes d’accountability ressentie : l’accountability ressentie lors d’une prise de décision (ASR) et l’accountability ressentie dans l’organisation (AOR). L’autodétermination, composante de l’identité professionnelle des praticiens du marketing, influence positivement l’ASR mais limite la conformité. En rendant accountable des praticiens du marketing sur une décision, nous observons qu’ils cherchent à prendre la meilleure décision possible du point de vue des objectifs marketing même si ceux-Ci s’opposent aux objectifs stratégiques. En étudiant les comportements de managers, nous montrons que l’ambiguïté de rôle, caractéristique de la pratique marketing, diminue l’AOR. Les cultures organisationnelles qui favorisent l’accountability augmentent alors la probabilité de conflits de rôle préjudiciables à la performance. La probabilité de conflits de rôle est néanmoins modérée sous réserve que la culture soit perçue comme encourageant la collaboration et la prise d’initiative. Ce type de culture correspond à l’identité professionnelle des praticiens du marketing contribuant à leur performance. En conclusion, nous proposons un modèle d’accountability adapté à la pratique du marketing dans l’organisationMarketing has been criticized for its lack of accountability, which is qualified by a misalignment with strategic objectives. Most of the researches propose that marketing accountability must be reinforced with more performance measures. In this doctoral thesis, we employ a different approach in treating the marketer as unit of analysis. We identify a marketers’ professional identity and make a distinction between two types of felt accountability: an accountability felt in a decision-Making situation (ASR) and an accountability felt within an organization (AOR). ASR is positively influenced by self-Determination that is a component of marketers’ professional identity, where self-Determination reduces conformity. In making marketers accountable, we show that that they seek to make the best decision according to marketing objectives even if they are conflicting with strategic objectives. In studying managers’ behavior, we show that role ambiguity, which is consistent with marketing practice, reduces AOR. Organizational cultures that promote accountability increase the likelihood of role conflicts detrimental to performance. However, the likelihood of role conflict is moderated by organizational cultures provided they encourage collaboration and initiatives. This type of culture is consistent with marketers’ professional identity therefore contributing to performance. Finally, we propose an accountability model tailored to marketing practice within the organization
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Baird, George James. "Identity Work for "Boomer" Professionals: Career Transition in the Restructured Economy." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/sociology_diss/46.
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I conducted a qualitative study, interviewing thirty-three workers from the baby-boomer generation, with an objective of examining the intersection of aging and economic restructuring for boomer professionals. Participants’ careers had been impacted by the restructured economy at a point after they reached the age of forty. I applied an identity theory framework that emphasized meanings associated with growing older in the workforce, changes in the economy, self-meanings, and behavior in the restructured workplace. My focus also included process and questions of structure and agency. I used grounded theory methods to provide theory that explains the experience of transitioning from an existing work role as a downsized worker seeking a new job, entering selfemployment, or pursuing a reinvention of one’s career. I examine the transition process, the effects of structure, the formation and maintenance of identity in the transition role, and the factors that impact transition outcomes. I propose a theoretical argument that provides a comprehensive framework for the transition process. I establish transition as a relatively new and legitimate role for today’s worker, identify hegemonic structure as being particularly influential in the development of transition role identities, conceptualize personal resources—specifically self-esteem, selfefficacy, and authenticity—as key aspects of maintaining identity during transition, and investigate worker attributes that relate to transition outcomes. I assess career outcomes in terms of how successfully the transition role is negotiated and identify characteristics that comprise successful and unsuccessful transitions. I then discuss the implications of unabated economic restructuring for boomer professionals and, more broadly, for the future of the U.S. economy.
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Rámila, Díaz Noemi. "L’identité professionnelle des enseignants d’espagnol langue étrangère pour adultes en France et en Espagne : état des lieux." Thesis, Paris 10, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100051.
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Cette thèse vise à analyser l’identité professionnelle des enseignants d’espagnol langue étrangère (ELE) dans deux pays de l’Union européenne, la France et l’Espagne. Nous estimons que malgré le développement de l’anglais, qui est devenue la langue la plus étudiée au monde, l’espagnol connait une grande expansion au niveau international. Néanmoins, bien que les enseignants soient l’élément le plus important de l’enseignement de langues, les recherches ne semblent s’intéresser à l’analyse de leurs circonstances professionnelles et socioéconomiques, ni à leur rapport au travail. En effet, les enseignants d’ELE sont confrontés à des enjeux particuliers, non seulement en France où l’espagnol est toujours en concurrence avec l’anglais, mais aussi en Espagne, où l’enseignement de la langue espagnole est devenu une source de revenus. On peut donc se demander : comment peut-on offrir un enseignement d’ELE de qualité lorsque le cœur même de l’enseignement demeure obscur ? Cette thèse donne des éléments de réponse à travers l’analyse de 76 entretiens à des enseignants d’ELE et de 329 réponses à un questionnaire en ligneThe objective of this thesis is to analyse the professional identity of teachers of Spanish as a foreign language in two European countries: France and Spain. In spite of the development of English, the most studied language in the world, Spanish is growing at a rapid pace. However, although teachers are the most important element in language teaching, research does not seem to be interested in the analysis of their professional and socioeconomic circumstances and the role of emotions in the workplace. Indeed, the teachers of Spanish face multiple challenges, not only in France where Spanish competes with English, but also in Spain, where the national language has become a new source of income. How is it possible then, to offer a quality teaching when the heart of teaching remains unclear? This thesis offers the analysis of 76 interviews to teachers of Spanish and 329 responses of an online questionnaire
El objetivo de esta tesis es el análisis de la identidad profesional de los profesores de español lengua extranjera (ELE) en dos países europeos: Francia y España. A pesar del gran desarrollo del inglés, que se ha convertido en la lengua más estudiada del mundo, el español está creciendo en todo el mundo. Sin embargo, aunque que los profesores son el elemento principal en la enseñanza de idiomas, las investigaciones parecen no interesarse en sus condiciones socio-económicas ni en su relación emocional con el trabajo. Ciertamente, los profesores de ELE están expuestos a múltiples desafíos, no sólo en Francia, donde la lengua española compite en la escuela con el inglés, sino también en España, donde la lengua nacional se ha convertido en una fuente de ingresos. Con base a estos datos, nos preguntamos: ¿cómo es posible ofrecer una enseñanza de ELE de calidad, cuando no se conoce el “corazón” de la enseñanza? Esta tesis ofrece el análisis de las entrevistas realizadas a 76 profesores de ELE, así como de las 329 respuestas obtenidas a un cuestionario en línea
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Baird, George James. "Identify Work for "Boomer" Professionals: Career Transition in the Restructured Economy." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/sociology_diss/46.
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I conducted a qualitative study, interviewing thirty-three workers from the baby-boomer generation, with an objective of examining the intersection of aging and economic restructuring for boomer professionals. Participants’ careers had been impacted by the restructured economy at a point after they reached the age of forty. I applied an identity theory framework that emphasized meanings associated with growing older in the workforce, changes in the economy, self-meanings, and behavior in the restructured workplace. My focus also included process and questions of structure and agency. I used grounded theory methods to provide theory that explains the experience of transitioning from an existing work role as a downsized worker seeking a new job, entering selfemployment, or pursuing a reinvention of one’s career. I examine the transition process, the effects of structure, the formation and maintenance of identity in the transition role, and the factors that impact transition outcomes. I propose a theoretical argument that provides a comprehensive framework for the transition process. I establish transition as a relatively new and legitimate role for today’s worker, identify hegemonic structure as being particularly influential in the development of transition role identities, conceptualize personal resources—specifically self-esteem, selfefficacy, and authenticity—as key aspects of maintaining identity during transition, and investigate worker attributes that relate to transition outcomes. I assess career outcomes in terms of how successfully the transition role is negotiated and identify characteristics that comprise successful and unsuccessful transitions. I then discuss the implications of unabated economic restructuring for boomer professionals and, more broadly, for the future of the U.S. economy.
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Ausloos, Clark D. "Professional School Counselors’ Levels of Self-Perceived Competence Working with Trans* Students in K-12 Public Schools." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1587219301528464.
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Richards, Jenna. "How do people construct their identity when they are both a 'mental health professional' and a 'mental health service user'?" Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2013. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/12347/.
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Literature suggests that there are a growing number of ‘mental health professionals’ speaking out about their own experiences of using mental health services. Research suggests that these professionals face dilemmas when constructing their identity because they are drawing on two identities that are viewed as fundamentally different, i.e. ‘mental health professionals’ as powerful and ‘mental health service users’ as powerless. This study aimed to explore how ‘mental health professionals’ who are/have been ‘mental health service users’ construct their identity using a social constructionist epistemology, which views identity as fluid and continuously renegotiated in social contexts (Davies & Harré, 1990; Potter & Wetherell, 1987). Ten participants who self-identified as ‘mental health professionals’ who are/have been ‘mental health service users’ volunteered to take part. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using discourse analysis. Participants constructed their identity in a variety of ways, including as separate identities, i.e. a ‘professional identity’ and a ‘patient/mental health service user identity’ constructions, switching between the two in different contexts, therefore developing an ‘un-integrated identity’. Participants also developed an ‘integrated identity’ construction in some professional contexts. These results are discussed and implications for clinical practice and future research are explored.
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Gerber, Berna. "Identity and discourse : a critical philosophical investigation of the influence of the intellectual self-image of the medical profession on communicatively effective care to patients." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85649.
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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Communication between doctors and patients in clinical settings is notorious for being difficult. This problem has inspired a wealth of empirical research from a variety of academic fields on the subject of doctor-patient communication. However, very little attention has been paid to the role of modern medicine's intellectual self-image as natural science in interactions within clinical medical settings. The aim of the current study was to philosophically investigate the influence of the medical profession's intellectual self-image on communication between doctors and patients. Jürgen Habermas' work on Universal Pragmatics was used to comment on doctor-patient communication as it is described in the existing empirical research literature. Michel Foucault's work on discourse and power was used to analyse and describe medical discourse and the nature of power in doctor-patient relationships. The outcome of this philosophical analysis leads to the conclusion that modern medicine's intellectual self-image has a pervasive and negative influence on communication between doctors and patients during clinical consultations. This is because medicine's positivist world-view results in an almost exclusive focus on the physical aspects of disease in clinical medicine. The patient's mind and his/her social world are not of great significance from the natural scientific perspective. Medical professionals may thus easily regard their clinical task solely as the physical treatment of physical disorders. They are very likely to consider many communicative activities as unrelated to their clinical task. Inadequate doctor-patient communication can easily affect the quality of medical care and patient outcomes in a negative manner, as well as diminish the quality of the doctor's occupational experience. For this reason I conclude that medicine's natural scientific intellectual self-image is not appropriate for the task of providing medical care to individual patients. Two additional reasons support this conclusion, namely the misidentification of clinical medicine as a natural science and the inappropriateness of a scientific conception of truth for the context of doctor-patient interactions. The implications of these conclusions are that the intellectual self-image and world-view of modern medicine should change to better agree with the nature of clinical practice and to make room for the psychological and social dimensions of the patient's life within health care. The medical profession should also revise its conception of science to a theory that acknowledges that interpretive reasoning and knowledge without guaranteed certainty are legitimate elements of science. I advocate for consciousness among the medical profession of the reality of medical discourse and its effects on doctors, patients and on their interaction with one another.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Kommunikasie tussen dokters en pasiënte in kliniese omgewings is daarvoor berug om moeilik te wees. Hierdie probleem het 'n magdom empiriese navorsing vanuit 'n verskeidenheid van akademiese velde omtrent dokter-pasiënt kommunikasie geïnspireer. Baie min aandag word egter gewy aan die rol van moderne geneeskunde se intellektuele selfbeeld as 'n natuurwetenskap in interaksies in kliniese mediese omgewings. Die doel van die huidige studie was om die invloed van die mediese professie se intellektuele selfbeeld op kommunikasie tussen dokters en pasiënte filosofies te ondersoek. Jürgen Habermas se werk oor Universele Pragmatiek (Universal Pragmatics) is gebruik om kommentaar te lewer oor dokter-pasiënt kommunikasie soos wat dit beskryf word in die empiriese navorsingsliteratuur. Michel Foucault se werk oor diskoers en mag is gebruik om mediese diskoers en die aard van mag in dokter-pasiënt verhoudings te ontleed en te beskryf. Hierdie filosofiese ontleding gee aanleiding tot die gevolgtrekking dat moderne geneeskunde se intellektuele selfbeeld 'n deurdringende en negatiewe invloed op kommunikasie tussen dokters en pasiënte gedurende kliniese konsultasies het. Die rede hiervoor is dat geneeskunde se positivistiese wêreldbeskouing lei tot 'n byna uitsluitlike fokus op die fisiese aspekte van siekte in kliniese geneeskunde. Die pasiënt se verstand en gees (mind) en sy/haar sosiale wêreld is nie van groot belang vanuit die natuurwetenskaplike perspektief nie. Persone in die mediese beroep mag hul kliniese taak dus maklik as bloot die fisiese behandeling van fisiese afwykings beskou. Dit is baie waarskynlik dat hulle vele kommunikatiewe aktiwiteite as onverwant tot hul kliniese taak beoordeel. Ontoereikende dokter-pasiënt kommunikasie kan die kwaliteit van mediese sorg en pasiënte se gesondheidsuitkomste maklik negatief beïnvloed, en ook die kwaliteit van die dokter se ervaring van sy/haar beroep verlaag. Om hierdie rede maak ek die gevolgtrekking dat geneeskunde se natuurwetenskaplike intellektuele selfbeeld nie toepaslik is vir die opdrag om mediese sorg aan individuele pasiënte te lewer nie. Twee verdere redes ondersteun hierdie gevolgtrekking, naamlik die verkeerdelike identifikasie van kliniese geneeskunde as 'n natuurwetenskap en die onvanpastheid van 'n wetenskaplike konsepsie van waarheid vir die konteks van dokter-pasiënt interaksies. Die implikasies van hierdie gevolgtrekkings is dat die intellektuele selfbeeld en wêreldbeskouing van moderne geneeskunde moet verander om beter ooreen te stem met die aard van die kliniese praktyk en om ruimte te maak vir die sielkundige en sosiale dimensies van die pasiënt se lewe in gesondheidsorg. Die mediese professie moet ook haar konsepsie van die wetenskap hersien na 'n teorie wat erken dat interpreterende redenasie en kennis sonder gewaarborgde sekerheid, geregverdigde elemente van die wetenskap is. Ek pleit vir bewustheid onder die mediese professie van die realiteit van mediese diskoers en die effek daarvan op dokters, pasiënte en op hul interaksie met mekaar.
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Boross, De Levay Catherine. "The potentials that positioning theory as an analytical framework can offer to understand the professional identity and social engagement of the expatriate teacher in the context of international schools." Thesis, University of Bath, 2013. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.665373.
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The present inquiry sets out to explore the self as an expatriate eacher working in international schools, through the lens of ositioning. To better understand complex phenomena such as the self and its episodic encounters in the social arena, this study uses positioning theory as an analytical framework. The self is followed as it moves from its private sphere to the social milieu where it takes on its multiplicity, as a social being. The dynamics of positioning is illustrated by the mutually determined triad. Hence, the self is looked at in one of its main social engagements: the recruitment where the social episode is mutually framed by the storylines of the participants, the social force and the position taken on. Illustrations are given to exemplify and extend the use of positioning theory in an international school context. The implications brought up by the results of the present inquiry are applicable not only to the expatriate teacher but also to the wider expatriate community.
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Simon, Marsha. "Examining Teacher Identity and Prospective Efficacy Beliefs Among Students Enrolled in a Precollegiate Urban Teaching Academy (UTA)." Scholar Commons, 2012. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4223.
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Teacher recruitment and retention challenges facing urban school contexts provided the impetus for this study. High percentages of historically marginalized students, plagued by high poverty rates and low academic performance, as well as substandard facilities and inadequate material resources, serve as causative factors inhibiting recruitment and retention of credentialed teachers in urban schools (Education Commission of the States [ECS], 1999; Guarino et al., 2006; Horng, 2009; USDOE, 2003; 2004; Wirt et al, 2004). Schools and districts attempt to meet chronic teacher shortages in hard-to-staff urban schools by creating innovative teacher preparation schemes, such as the Urban Teaching Academy (UTA). This study focuses on teacher identity formation and prospective efficacy beliefs among a group of students enrolled in UTA. The research questions were examined using interpretive phenomenological inquiry (Smith, Flowers, & Larkin, 2009) through case study methodology (Yin, 2009). Findings show that the precollegiate student teachers in this study made meaning primarily from a student perspective, thus adhering to prototypical images of teaching characterized by identity markers. Salient components of definitions of teacher identity for precollegiate student teachers are Self and Care. Less relevant components for precollegiate student teachers were Emotion and Context. These components appear most influenced by the temporal distance between the precollegiate Urban Teaching Academy and actual teaching experiences during internship/practicum and subsequent teaching in a professional capacity, suggesting a need to determine whether it is possible for precollegiate student teachers to meet the emotional and contextual demands of teaching at such an early stage. Additionally, this study proposes to extend on the teacher efficacy construct by offering a model for prospective efficacy as it pertains to individuals in teacher preparation at the precollegiate and preservice levels. This model contends that beginning with the self as influenced by personal, social, cultural, historical and political knowledge sources, precollegiate student teachers begin to develop an epistemological stance towards teaching. Over time, precollegiate student teachers build identity capital grounded in the skills, knowledge and dispositions gained through access to varied knowledge sources, which develop as precollegiate student teachers learn theoretical principals of teaching, obtain and learn from performance information, and combine the theory and practice into an epistemological framework that provides impetus for ongoing synergy between theoretical and practical experiences. The broader the base of identity capital from which the precollegiate student teacher draws, the greater the likelihood that she will develop prospective efficacy, or the belief that she will be capable of fulfilling teaching roles and responsibilities in the future. This study informs the literature on precollegiate and preservice teacher identity and extends the literature on teacher efficacy.
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Kotze, Jeanne. "Graad sewe-leerders van die Wolmer-gemeenskap se persepsies oor hulle toekomsverwagting." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01122005-132645.
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Abang, Sako Astha. "Approche cognitive de la relation entre l’image de soi et la satisfaction professionnelle dans les groupes d’appartenance : cas des fonctionnaires du ministère du travail, de l’emploi et de la prévoyance sociale du Gabon." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010LYO20002/document.
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L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier les concepts « Image de soi » et « satisfaction professionnelle » dans les groupes d’appartenance du travail, dans une approche cognitive et conative (affect et ses effets). Il s’agit de montrer que l’Image de soi au travail est liée aux différents niveaux de satisfaction des sujets face à leur emploi. Ces niveaux de satisfaction dépendent de leur niveau d’attentes. La satisfaction professionnelle repose donc sur le sujet et non sur l’emploi lui-même. C’est pourquoi, cette notion s’insère dans un système comprenant, d’une part, les aspects de l’emploi et ses avantages et, d’autre part, l’individu et ses attentes. L’étude porte sur 63 sujets, une population relativement réduite d’un point de vue statistique mais avec laquelle nous avons pu mettre en lumière des résultats intéressants que, par prudence, nous considérerons comme valables pour ladite population seulement.À la lumière de l’analyse corrélée des divers paramètres explorés, l’étude révèle qu’il existe réellement un système d’attentes « théoriques », strictement inhérentes au sujet, et un système d’attentes diversifiées issu des différences individuelles et culturelles. La satisfaction des fonctionnaires du Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Prévoyance Sociale du GABON est tributaire des avantages matériels que leur emploi leur procure (bureau climatisé et équipé, voiture de service, salaires et primes…), associés à des aspects extérieurs au travail (logement de standing, revenus complémentaires, reconnaissance sociale…). Tous ces éléments participent à la construction de l’image de réussite qu’ils renvoient aux autres. Et cette image est fortement tributaire de l’image que ces fonctionnaires se font d’eux-mêmes, associée à leurs attentes. À la lumière de cette étude expérimentale qui repose aussi sur une étude théorique consacrée à la psychologie du travail dans le contexte de la fonction publique et, plus spécifiquement au vécu des fonctionnaires au travail (leur représentation de leur position, directement dans la structure, mais aussi à l’extérieur, dans la société qu’ils côtoient), il apparaît que l’image de réussite requiert une image positive de soi, révélatrice d’un sentiment de satisfaction professionnelle et personnelle. Les résultats de notre expérimentation tendent à vérifier, cette dernière affirmation, étude qui appelle des recherches plus approfondiesThe objective of this research is to study the concepts of “self-Image” and “Satisfaction” in the membership of groups working in a cognitive and conative (affects and effect). It is shown that self-image at work is linked to different levels of satisfaction issues facing their jobs. These levels of satisfaction depend on their level of expectations. Job satisfaction is thus based on the subject and not on the job itself. Therefore, this concept fits into a system comprising, first, aspects of employment and benefits and, secondly, the individual and his expectations.The study covers 63 subjects, a relatively small population of a statistical point of view but with which we could highlight some interesting results that, by caution, we consider as valid only for that population.In light of the analysis correlated the different parameters explored, the study reveals that there is actually a system of expectations “theoretical” strictly inherent to the subject, and a variety of expectations from the individual and cultural differences. The satisfaction of officials of the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Welfare of Gabon depends on the material benefits that their jobs provide them (room air-conditioned and equipped, car service, salaries and bonuses…), related to aspects outside the work place (luxury housing, additional income, social recognition…).All these elements contribute to building the image of success they relate to others. And this image is strongly dependent on the image that these officials are themselves associated with their expectations. In light of this experimental study is also based on a theoretical study devoted to the psychology of work in the context of public service and, more specifically to the experiences of staff at work (their representation of their position, directly in the structure, but also outside in the society around them), it appears that the image of success requires a positive self-image, revealing a sense of professional and personal satisfaction. The results of our experiments tend to verify this last statement, which calls for study of further research
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Marshall, Thomas. "La fabrication des artisans : socialisation et processus de médiation dans l'apprentissage de la menuiserie." Phd thesis, Université de Bourgogne, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00795699.
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Cette thèse en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication propose de repenser la question de la transmission des métiers manuels, dans le contexte contemporain de l'artisanat en France. Nous analysons le dualisme classique entre " manuel " et " intellectuel ", pour le dépasser à l'aide d'une approche théorique de l'intelligence issue de Janet et Jousse. Nous nous basons aussi sur les travaux à propos de la socialisation, notamment ceux de Dubar, pour mobiliser un modèle non-déterministe de la transmission des métiers en milieu artisanal. Afin de donner toute sa place au travail des matériaux, avec les outils, dans la socialisation professionnelle, nous proposons d'envisager son déroulement comme un processus de médiation et d'en décrire le dispositif médiatique, à la lumière du travail de Davallon. Nous présentons ensuite deux études de cas fondées sur des récits de vie, qui mettent en lumière l'ensemble des dimensions de l'expérience d'apprentissage de la menuiserie, tant en école professionnelle qu'en entreprise. Ces parcours personnels s'étalent depuis les années 1970 jusqu'au début des années 2000. Pour modéliser les effets de cette socialisation, nous développons un modèle de la fabrication de soi à partir des concepts de la psychologie du travail (Clot) et de la psychologie sociale (Bandura). Nous décrivons également des processus de médiation expliquant ces phénomènes de construction identitaire, tant par des relations sociales que par l'immersion dans un environnement professionnel. Cette thèse conduit à un autre regard sur l'apprentissage dans l'artisanat, sur les représentations sociales concernant l'école, le travail et les évolutions technologiques.
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Ruane, Sinead G. "Coaching the self: Identity work(ing) and the self-employed professional." 2013. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3556281.
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Identity has long been a prolific research interest for organizational scholars. Its popularity can be attributed to the development of post-bureaucratic organizations, where control is no longer achieved through external forms (i.e. rules and procedures), but rather, "softer" mechanisms, such as organizational culture and values. Examining identity therefore becomes crucial for understanding how employees internalize organizational goals to exhibit desired behaviors. While the predominant approach has been to analyze how organizations help shape, control, and regulate member identity, this project calls into question the assumption of organizational employment to explore the micro-processes of identity construction among a growing class of worker in the U.S.: the self-employed professional. This investigation is grounded in the world of personal coaching, an emerging profession organized largely by self-employment. Between 2007–2011, I immersed myself in the "field" of coaching, generating data via ethnographic methods—i.e. participant observation, in-depth interviews, informal interactions—and secondary archival sources. Applying a critical interpretive lens to conceptualize identity not as a "thing" but as an ongoing social accomplishment, the analysis reveals three main insights. First, intense identity working was provoked by tensions and anxiety arising from conflicts, contradictions, and challenges, as informants tried to construct a positive identity as a self-employed professional, while simultaneously performing vital (and mostly unrecognized) identity work for the wider coaching profession. Second, since "doing" identity and material conditions are mutually constitutive, identity efforts can be categorized as having a profitable, proficient, or pragmatic orientation; I contend that this typology is applicable to other self-employed professionals. Third, as a socially negotiated process, identity working is one which recruits many participants—both within and outside of the coaching community. Furthermore, geographically-dispersed members actively regulate and control each other's identities to maintain professional standards, via new organizing forms, like social media. This investigation contributes to knowledge about the nuances of identity working, and linkages between such micro-processes and the wider historical, socio-economic conditions. Extending beyond the coaching profession, the data produced serve as a contextual exemplar for exploring how individuals navigate the restructuring of labor and changing employment relations, which increasingly characterize the "new world of work."
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Ruane, Sinéad Grace. "Coaching the Self: Identity Work(Ing) and the Self-Employed Professional." 2013. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/703.
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Identity has long been a prolific research interest for organizational scholars. Its popularity can be attributed to the development of post-bureaucratic organizations, where control is no longer achieved through external forms (i.e. rules and procedures), but rather, "softer" mechanisms, such as organizational culture and values. Examining identity therefore becomes crucial for understanding how employees internalize organizational goals to exhibit desired behaviors. While the predominant approach has been to analyze how organizations help shape, control, and regulate member identity, this project calls into question the assumption of organizational employment to explore the micro-processes of identity construction among a growing class of worker in the U.S.: the self-employed professional.
This investigation is grounded in the world of personal coaching, an emerging profession organized largely by self-employment. Between 2007-2011, I immersed myself in the "field" of coaching, generating data via ethnographic methods--i.e. participant observation, in-depth interviews, informal interactions--and secondary archival sources.
Applying a critical interpretive lens to conceptualize identity not as a "thing" but as an ongoing social accomplishment, the analysis reveals three main insights. First, intense identity working was provoked by tensions and anxiety arising from conflicts, contradictions, and challenges, as informants tried to construct a positive identity as a self-employed professional, while simultaneously performing vital (and mostly unrecognized) identity work for the wider coaching profession. Second, since "doing" identity and material conditions are mutually constitutive, identity efforts can be categorized as having a profitable, proficient, or pragmatic orientation; I contend that this typology is applicable to other self-employed professionals. Third, as a socially negotiated process, identity working is one which recruits many participants--both within and outside of the coaching community. Furthermore, geographically-dispersed members actively regulate and control each other's identities to maintain professional standards, via new organizing forms, like social media.
This investigation contributes to knowledge about the nuances of identity working, and linkages between such micro-processes and the wider historical, socio-economic conditions. Extending beyond the coaching profession, the data produced serve as a contextual exemplar for exploring how individuals navigate the restructuring of labor and changing employment relations, which increasingly characterize the "new world of work."
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Chang, Su-Hui, and 張素惠. "A study on paraprofessional counselors' self-efficacy and professional identity." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75875103261446414989.
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The purpose of this research is to study the perception of self-efficacy and the professional identity of the“Teacher hang”volunteers and the impact of self-efficacy on the development of their professional identity. Applying a method of qualitative research to collect data, in depth interviews were utilized. Four currently active Taichung “Teacher Chang” volunteers were interviewed. Data collected from the interviews with these four volunteers was analyzed,synthesized and generalized according to their similarities and differences. The result of this research follows: 一、The perception of self-efficacy of“Teacher Chang” volunteers have the following factors in common: professional anxiety, coping with the burn out that comes with assisting others, a common source of professional confidence, and the persistence of faith. 二、The professional identity of“Teacher Chang”volunteers have the following factors in common: Professional training impacts the development of self-efficacy, a sense of professional value, affections and expectations toward the organization. 三、The impact of self-efficacy on the development of professional identity of“Teacher Chang”volunteers have the following common factors: greater confidence toward professional work, persisting in professional development, continuation of work in the professional field, etc. In summary, the researcher, based on the results above, has developed a conclusion. That conclusion can serve as a reference for other“Teacher Chang”volunteers, for counseling and educational workers, and for future researchers. Key words： self-efficacy、professional identity、professional development、volunteer teacher-chang
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YANG, CHIH-CHIANG, and 楊智强. "The Effect of Professional Identity on Retention by Taking Sense of Self-identity and Social Recognition as Mediating Variables." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xfnnec.
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In order to promote the care industry, the Chinese government continues to train and train qualified personnel to issue certificates and certificates, and to establish a professional system policy for the caregiver. The Institute of the Ombudsman investigated the government's promotion of the Long Photo 1.0 and 2.0 policies in 2006 and estimated By the year 109, the number of people in the care service will be less than 8,000. This phenomenon represents the difficulty of the government in promoting a long-term policy. According to the analysis of the past literature, the servant can not stabilize the factors in the long-term employment market that do not respect their profession, low salary, low socioeconomic status and work pressure. Fewer literature studies have a professional impact on the attendant. Based on this, this study explores from a professional level whether the caregiver will increase his or her will because of the increase in professional identity, and when the self-identity of the individual's morality and values at the psychological level and the social identity of the society at the social level, Whether there is a mediation effect is also a project worth studying. This study mainly discusses the influence of the professional identity of the care waiter on the retention of any wish, and the mediating effect of self-identification and social identity. The research subjects are caregivers who work in hospitals, nursing, the elderly, physical and mental disorders, retreats and homes. Using questionnaires, 168 valid samples were obtained and hypothesis verification was performed using multiple regression analysis. Accordingly, this study has the following conclusions: (1) the professional identity of the servant has a positive and significant impact on the retention of any will, and (2) the professional identity of the servant has a positive and significant impact on self-identification, and (3) The professional identity of the staff has a positive and significant impact on the social identity. (4) The self-identity of the servant has a partial mediation effect on the relationship between professional identity and the willingness to stay, and (5) the social identity of the servant to the professional identity and the willingness to stay. There is no intermediary influence in the relationship. Keywords: professional identity, self-identity, social identity, retention intention, care waiter
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Chen, Yi-Fan, and 陳怡帆. "The Relationship among Self-efficacy, Professional Identity and Employment Intentions of Education Department Students." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79544234671494439319.
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碩士國立臺北教育大學
教育經營與管理學系
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The main purpose of this study is to explore the current status among self-efficacy, professional identity and employment intentions of education department students. Then analysis self-efficacy, professional identity, employment factors and whether there are differences in employment intentions of different background variables students, and makes specific recommendations for educational departments and educational department students. This study was take the questionnaire method, the framework and questionnaire of study were formed from literature review. The objects of this study were stratified sampling and included 584 education department students. Based on data analysis, some conclusions were reached as follows: 1. The education department students are in the middle and upper level of self-efficacy. 2. The education department students work on education-related professional identity a good attitude. 3. The education department students tend to choose to engage in the future education-related work. 4. The self-efficacy of education department students will be impact by gender and school system. 5. The professional identity of education department students will be impact by whether to attend teacher education program, work experience are related to education and school system. 6. The employment factor of education department students will be impact by school system, whether to attend teacher education and work experience are related to education. 7. The employment intentions of education department students will be impact by gender, whether to attend teacher education, school system and grade. 8. The self-efficacy of education department students was positively correlated with professional identity. 9. The self-efficacy of education department students affect their employment intentions. 10. The professional identity of education department students affect their employment intentions.