scholarly journals Personalizing professionalism: The professional identity experiences of LIS graduates in non-library roles

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Fraser-Arnott
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Wide Range

This grounded theory project asked: “How do Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates in non-library roles experience professional identity?” This is an important question for current LIS practitioners and students because job opportunities are increasingly available in non-library work settings. There is limited research available on the professional identity experiences of LIS graduates in general and even less available on the professional experiences of LIS graduates in non-library roles. The study produced the theory of Personalizing Professionalism which found that individuals possess two identities which interact with each other throughout one’s career. The first is an internal appraisal of self which represents an individual’s assessment of who they “really” are as a professional. The second is an externally expressed identity, which represents who that individual presents him or herself to be. Interactions with others impact individuals’ internal appraisal of self and externally expressed identity and represent an area of potential conflict. This study contributes to the research literature on professional identity and identity formation and expression. For the LIS community, understanding how these professionals experience professional identity can help practitioners, educators, and professional associations to take advantage of a wide range of employment options.

scholarly journals Community Engagement Leads to Professional Identity Formation of Nursing Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Edna R. Magpantay-Monroe ◽  
Ofa-Helotu Koka ◽  
Kamaile Aipa
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Clinical Learning ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Nursing Leaders

Professional identity formation is essential to nursing education. Knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values help form nursing students’ identity. Professional identity is a process of becoming independent and having self-awareness of one’s educational journey (All Answers Ltd., 2018). Maranon and Pera (2015) described that the contrast between didactic and clinical learning may play a role in the ambiguity that initiates nursing students about professional identity. There is a gap in the current research literature and has been underexplored with no intentional plan to address new areas (Godfrey, 2020; Haghighat, Borhani, & Ranjbar, 2020). The goal of professional identity formation is to develop well-rounded students with moral competencies who will blossom into future nursing leaders (Haghighat et al., 2020). The benefit to the community of producing well-rounded nursing students is safety and quality in their actions. This descriptive paper will address examples of how professional identity may be achieved by nursing students’ participation in community engagement such as attendance to professional conferences and intentional mentoring.

scholarly journals The Role of Language in Professional Identity Formation: Linguodidactic Aspect

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
A. Y. Bagiyan ◽  
T. A. Shiryaeva
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Central Element ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
The Future ◽  
Linguistic Engineering

The article analyses and demonstrates the practical application of the authors’ method of specialist’s professional identity formation through foreign language classes (English, advanced level). The methodology is based on the principle of shaping professional linguistic personality as a central element of professional identity. The authors identify the correlation dependence of the indicated phenomena, on the basis of which the linguistic foundation of the study is built - the selection and analysis of language material through the method of conceptual linguistic engineering of professional identity. Due to the presented complex linguistic analysis, the authors collect a corpus of textual and language units - a working thesaurus which forms the linguistic basis of the entire educational process of forming a professional linguistic personality.Content-wise, the methodology is based on thematic planning, which is as close as possible to the professional activities of the future specialist. For example, the topics proposed for discussion by the students inthe described pilot manual substantially duplicate the main stages of the business plan. This structure allows us to purposefully form the professional language personality of the student, as well as the necessary professional competencies.The obligatory project component as the final element of each thematic stage contributes to a deeper consolidation of the mastered language material and practical skills in a certain, profession-given, activity format. The entire process of forming the professional language personality is based on a comprehensive systematic study of productive language skills (speaking, writing).The offered technique promotes not only the deep study of linguistic skills and development of the future profession discourse space but also develops a wide range of soft skills especially demanded by employers nowadays.

Professional Identity Formation of Early Career Music Therapists

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra Byers ◽  
Anthony Meadows
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Career Identity ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
And Training ◽  
Single Approach

Abstract In this study, 15 early career music therapists were interviewed about their academic, clinical, personal, and early professional experiences to define the key characteristics of their professional identity formation. Subsequent analysis of these data revealed that for these music therapists, early career identity formation was characterized by 3 developmental tasks: (1) formulating a professional identity, (2) identifying and practicing a preferred working style, and (3) moving from a single approach to practice and drawing from a variety of theories and approaches. Furthermore, their early career identity formation was characterized by 4 sequential subphases: (1) openness to change, (2) experiencing complexity, (3) freeing up, and (4) increased confidence. Barriers to healthy identity formation were also discussed. Implications for education and training, along with the importance of facilitating mentorship opportunities for early career professionals, were proposed to connect the findings to academic and professional life.

Struggling for professional identity

Babel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 674-688
Author(s):  
Sulyoung Hong ◽  
Eunah Choi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Male Experience ◽  
Predominantly Female ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract Despite growing academic interest in the personal experiences of translators and interpreters with a focus on status, identity, role and ethics, and job satisfaction, there have been few academic attempts to inquire into the experiences of respective genders in the profession. Also, outside of T&I studies, most occupational research has examined the experience of women in male-dominated fields. Thus, the current study aims to shed light on the professional experiences and challenges of male interpreters working in a predominantly female profession in Korea. Taking a qualitative approach to interpret the male experience from a temporal, spatial, and cultural context, a narrative inquiry was conducted with male conference interpreters currently working in Korea to closely examine the struggles they experience in the process of their professional identity formation. Data analysis reveals that male interpreters face extreme gender bias and stereotypes at work, and struggle with issues such as emotional remoteness with colleagues, job insecurity, and crisis of identity stemming from an unstable social status for male interpreters.

scholarly journals Stretching the Comfort Zone: Using Early Clinical Contact to Influence Professional Identity Formation in Medical Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 238212051984387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvin Schei ◽  
Hannah Sofie Knoop ◽  
Malene Nordal Gismervik ◽  
Maria Mylopoulos ◽  
J Donald Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Curricular Innovation ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Wide Range

Purpose: To explore first-year medical students’ affective reactions to intimate encounters with severely sick patients in their homes, within a curricular innovation targeting the development of a patient-centered professional identity. Background: Early patient encounters create complex emotional challenges and constitute fertile ground for professional identity formation. The literature indicates that students often learn, largely through the hidden curriculum, to avoid and suppress emotion. This can culminate in mental health problems and loss of empathy. Method: A qualitative descriptive analysis of 28 randomly selected, mandatory, reflective essays focused on a home visit to a previously unknown patient, in an unsupervised group of 4 students, within the context of a structured course called Patient Contact—PASKON. Results: Students described a wide range of affect-laden responses, positive and negative, elicited by the home visits. The observations were typically related to loss of control, struggles to behave “professionally,” and the unmasking of stereotypes and prejudices. Conclusions: Medical students’ initial clinical encounters elicit emotional responses that have the potential to serve as triggers for the development of emotional maturity, relational skills, and patient-centered attitudes. Conversely, they can foreground uncertainty and lead to defensive distancing from patients’ existential concerns. The findings point to a role for structured educational strategies and supervision to assist students in the emotion work necessary in the transition from a “lay” to a “medical” identity.

Evolving practices and professional identity: How the new ways we work can reshape us as professionals and a profession

IFLA Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Ann Fraser-Arnott
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Traditional Roles

Professional identities provide a lens through which to understand ourselves and our professional community. Individual practitioners may find that shifts in their own professional identities lead them to redefine their profession and those moving into new types of roles or engaging in new tasks may strive to alter the direction of the profession at large. This paper’s first objective is to provide insights into how professional identity development occurs and how the emergence of a new or unusual take on the library and information science profession based on professional experiences working in non-traditional roles can be seen as both an opportunity and a threat to the library and information science profession, using the experience of library and information science graduates working in non-library roles as a lens. The second objective is to translate the experiences of library and information science graduates working in non-traditional roles into recommendations for promoting diversity in the definition of the profession.

scholarly journals Journalism Students Professional Identity in the Context of Extra Curricular Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-703
Author(s):  
Natalia Avdonina ◽  
Elena Smyaglikova
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
Journalism Students

Special attention is paid to the problem of professional identity in general and journalism student professional identity in particular. The question of professional identity formation is important in the light of the existing changes in the journalism profession and information and communication technologies development. The aim of the research is to develop a draft of a program of extra curricular activities for journalism students aimed at their professional identity development. The research is based on general scholarly methods: analysis and modeling, studying and summarization of the research literature. The aim of the draft of the program of extra curricular activities for journalism students aimed at development of their professional identity is justified. The correlation of organizational and pedagogical conditions of professional identity formation is explained. The expediency of using the O4PO educational approach created on the basis of the CDIO approach is proved. Organizational and pedagogical conditions of professional identity formation as well as professional identity levels are explained. The authors conclude that it is necessary to develop professional identity of students not only in the educational process, but also in extra educational activities. Professional journalists can be involved in the educational process, which can be in general focused on the project techniques and practical activities. The program of extra curricula activity can be adopted by various higher education institutions, because the offered criteria and indicators of professional identity are universal.

Exploring Becoming, Doing, and Relating within the information professions

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 962-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Campbell-Meier ◽  
Lisa Hussey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Information Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Professional Identification ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information Professional ◽  
Information Professionals

Professional identity in Library and Information Sciences (LIS) in the United States and Canada is often defined by education, particularly the Masters in Library and Information Science(s) or its equivalent (MLIS). However, education is not the only attribute expected of an information professional. Anteby et al. (2016) developed three lenses for examining professions: Becoming, Doing and Relating. Each of these lenses provides a different view of how professional status is achieved and maintained and reflects the evolution of professional identification over the past century. Given the lack of any recognized definition within LIS, applying the lenses to “information professions” in general provides a framework to discuss professional identity. In order to understand how the LIS community defines information professional an exploratory survey was developed for information professions in the United States and Canada that included an open-ended question about professional identity. The survey was taken by more than 700 information professionals 2014–2015, and includes responses from MLIS students, information professionals with and without an MLIS (or an equivalent degree), LIS educators, retired professionals, and professionals with an MLIS working outside the field, but still active within the community. The responses uncovered a wide range of definitions, which reflected the concepts of lenses of professional status as presented by Anteby et al. However, not all of the definitions were easily assigned to a single lens. The findings do identify other important questions to consider. Why is there such a range of how we define LIS professional? What does this mean about how we interact with society in our professional roles? What impact might this have on how we are viewed by the larger society?

Librarians Outside of Libraries: The Experiences of Library and Information Science Graduates Working Outside of Libraries

Libri ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Fraser-Arnott
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Program Administrators ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractThis article explores the professional experiences of library and information science (LIS) graduates who pursue non-library roles. The changes impacting the LIS profession make this an important topic as Masters of Library and Information Science programs are increasingly marketing their programs as preparing students for a wide range of professional opportunities. In particular, this article explores some of the types of non-library roles pursued by LIS graduates, the transferable competencies that allow LIS graduates to transition into these work roles, how these professionals develop the skills and competencies that they need to transfer into new employment opportunities, and the desired career paths and career planning activities of LIS graduates working in non-library roles. These data were collected in a grounded theory study involving 20 LIS graduates working in a range of non-library roles. This research may help LIS educators to better prepare their students for diverse career opportunities and LIS program administrators to promote their programs to a wider range of potential students.

Evolution of professional identity in Iranian occupational therapy students and new graduates: A comparative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 030802262110177
Author(s):  
Seyed Alireza Derakhshanrad ◽  
Emily F Piven ◽  
Bahareh Zeynalzadeh Ghoochani
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Professional Attitudes ◽  
Future Career ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Professional Attitude ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
Over Time

Introduction The development of professional attitude evolves over time and contributes to the formation of professional identity. This study tracked formation of professional identity by comparing professional attitudes of three cohorts: new graduates, final-year, and first-year students of occupational therapy. Method The online survey, including a 5-point Likert scale 17-item questionnaire and one qualitative inquiry using an incomplete statement, revealed the perception and future career prospects of 144 novice practitioners and students of occupational therapy. Written statements were compared to each other to provide insight about the participants’ perspectives during the three time periods. Findings One-way ANOVA indicated that there were significant differences in professional attitudes among the three cohorts (F (2, 141) = 14.32, p < 0.0001), demonstrating a downward trend in professional identity formation. The comparison analysis of statements confirmed the quantitative results and highlighted an issue of negative professional identity through indicating great concerns over the future career prospects. Conclusion Despite increased awareness of occupational therapy over time, these participants seemed to have had trouble developing a sound sense of professional identity. Possible sources and solutions for this issue were discussed, to better facilitate a clear sense of professional identity in occupational therapy students and practitioners.

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