scholarly journals “They Look at Themselves and Say: “Well, Okay…””: The Contribution of Video to Professional Identity Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Anne-Mette Nortvig
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Video Technology ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Empirical Material

This paper focuses on the development of professional identity by the use of video technology. On the basis of empirical material from a professional bachelor’s e-learning programme, it is argued that the use of video can contribute to reflection of professional identity through its opportunities for visual reification of the professional “Me”: while acting in profession-like settings, the students experience their professional actions from an inside “I”-perspective, but while watching themselves on the video recording of it later on, they can see, reflect and evaluate their professional “Me” from an outside perspective in the role of the professional other. 

scholarly journals Vocational Identity Development and the Role of Human Resources Management. A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elia Pizzolitto ◽  
Ida Verna
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Social

The development and strengthening of employees’ vocational identity are critical issues in organizations. The absence of professional selfawareness could negatively affect the emotional status of individuals. Moreover, such a condition can lead to a worsening of organizational performance. For this reason, studying the connections between human resources management and identity development is essential. Data and method. This exploratory study performs a systematic literature review starting from SCOPUS and EBSCO Host databases to understand how literature debates these connections. Results. The majority of extracted articles belong to the following fields: human resources management, psychology, and organizational studies. The connections between these three fields represent a clear theoretical framework for understanding how literature debates professional identity development in organizations. The theories considered in the extracted articles are numerous, but the social identity theory and the social categorization theory are the most cited by the authors. Four main themes emerge from the content analysis: motivation, satisfaction, and well-being of employees; the “crisis” status of human resource management; professional identity development in the workplace; the career adaptation of individuals. Conclusions. This study allows confirming how the development of professional identity is critical in organizations. Although the literature shows a considerable interest in vocational identity and human resources management, this study reflects on the possibility of producing further in-depth examinations concerning the connections between these topics. Further studies should explore vocational identity development through a renovated strategic role of human resources management, no more limited to a bureaucratic partner.

scholarly journals Accelerated Professional Identity Development Through Social Network Sites

10.28945/4614 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 065-092
Author(s):  
Sharon Hardof-Jaffe ◽  
Baruch Schwarz ◽  
Hanoch Flum
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Wide Range

Aim/Purpose: This study aims to uncover how Social Network Sites (SNSs) active users who are eager to be knowledgeable about a specific domain develop a professional identity, what practices they use, and how do SNSs afford professional identity development. Background: Some researchers have shown that SNSs play a central role in personal development, but there is a lack of studies tracing the actual role of SNSs affordances in professional identity development. Methodology: Seven participants were followed during a whole year; we examined their professional identity development based on data collected from interviews, cued retrospective reports, and online activities. Contribution: The study shows that SNSs create a new context for professional identity development, a context whose new characteristics bring specific actors to a spectacular development in their professional identity. Based on the findings we suggest a new framework of professional identity development with SNSs. Findings: We identified a wide range of activities and changes in the perceived professional identity. We found that there are four phases of SNS’s professional identity development. The study also uncovers the three aspects of identity development: self-presentation, around-the-clock sociality, and interaction with information. The model of professional development through intensive use of SNSs is validated by our reports on the actual behaviors afforded by SNSs. Recommendations for Practitioners: The conceptual framework displayed in the article can help educational institutions to implement SNSs in order to enhance professional identity development. Guidance will allow students to handle self-presentation, sociality, and information management. By doing so, the guides will help achieving meaningful SNS activities and encouraging students to be involved in their fields of interest, thereby enhancing their professional identity. Future Research: Future studies may examine the implementation of SNSs for the exploration process leading to identity development in various educational institutions. A few years longitudinal study may examine the lifelong professional identity development in varied SNSs. Moreover, in the COVID-19 world crisis when life is in digital spaces more than ever, it will be interesting to study the role of SNSs of professional identity development in the population that lost their jobs.

Teaming as a Mechanism to Promote Professional Identity Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-259
Author(s):  
Tracey L. Gendron ◽  
E. Ayn Welleford ◽  
Christine Jensen ◽  
Barbara J. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Professional Identity Development

Managerial identity development across the age-spectrum from an ideal self and values perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Udayan Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Professionals ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis ◽  
The Ideal

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate professional identity development among management professionals through the lens of the ideal self and personal values.Design/methodology/approachDetailed career vision essays based on the ideal self and personal values of 48 participants ranging in age from 22 to 54 were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis. A theory-based classification of their personal values, collected through a survey, was also conducted as a supplemental analysis.FindingsThe visions of older management professionals were less career-oriented, more holistic, involved in a greater multiplicity of career roles, had more clarity and placed higher emphasis on work–life balance and on developing others. The older participants also reported having fewer self-enhancement values.Originality/valueThe findings demonstrate the relevance of the ideal self as a lens to study identity development and advance our understanding of professional identity development in the context of modern careers.

scholarly journals Recognizing and Alleviating Moral Distress Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Aultman ◽  
Rachel Wurzel
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Residency Education ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
Moral Concepts ◽  
Clinical Encounters ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Academic Medical

Abstract Background Obstetrics and gynecology residents face difficult clinical situations and decisions that challenge their moral concepts. Objective We examined how moral and nonmoral judgments about patients are formulated, confirmed, or modified and how moral distress may be alleviated among obstetrics-gynecology residents. Methods Three focus groups, guided by open-ended interview questions, were conducted with 31 obstetrics-gynecology residents from 3 academic medical institutions in northeast Ohio. Each focus group contained 7 to 14 participants and was recorded. Two investigators independently coded and thematically analyzed the transcribed data. Results Our participants struggled with 3 types of patients perceived as difficult: (1) patients with chronic pain, including patients who abuse narcotics; (2) demanding and entitled patients; and (3) irresponsible patients. Difficult clinical encounters with such patients contribute to unalleviated moral distress for residents and negative, and often inaccurate, judgment made about patients. The residents reported that they were able to prevent stigmatizing judgments about patients by keeping an open mind or recognizing the particular needs of patients, but they still felt unresolved moral distress. Conclusions Moral distress that is not addressed in residency education may contribute to career dissatisfaction and ineffective patient care. We recommend education and research on pedagogical approaches in residency education in a model that emphasizes ethics and professional identity development as well as the recognition and alleviation of moral distress.

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