What is Professional Identity

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A set of beliefs, attitudes, and understandings about one’s professional role as a result of his/her work activities. Learn more in: Virtual School of the Smokies

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A theoretical construct that in this publication is perceived as contextual, relational and changeable in nature. Learn more in: Developing Creative Problem Solvers and Professional Identity through ICT in Higher Education

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One’s conception and perception of themselves as a member of their selected profession. Learn more in: Blogs as a Social Networking Tool to Build Community

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The acquisition and demonstration of the knowledge, skills, disposition, and attitudes characteristic of a professional field, such as education, law, or medicine; recognition as a member of a particular profession. Learn more in: Building Identity through Online Collaboration

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Collective professional identity can be defined as the attitudes, values, knowledge, beliefs, and skills shared with others within a professional group, individual professional identity pertains to the alignment of personal attitudes, values, knowledge, beliefs, and skills integrated formed on a singular basis relative to collective professional identity. Learn more in: Understanding Female Mid-Career Professional Trajectories in Higher Education: The Triad of Pedagogy, Research, and Knowledge Exchange

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An ongoing concern of the professional involving the practice of his or her work, social interactions with colleagues and patients, and his or her place within the professional institution and the professional discourse. It is thus socially bestowed, socially sustained, and socially transformed. Learn more in: How Human Technology Improve the Scheduling of Unplanned Surgical Cases

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It is one’s professional self-concept based on attributes, beliefs, values, motives, and experiences. Learn more in: Learner-Centred Pedagogy Framing Authentic Identity and Positionality in Higher Education

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A professional identity is a person’s viewpoint of who they are as a professional serving in a domain of expertise involving high expectations in the application of special knowledge and skills. The view of self in a profession consists of beliefs, values, motives, and experiences used to define and guide growth and skillful practices involving cognitive and moral reasoning. Learn more in: Identity Growth in the Professions

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One’s sense of self as a member of a profession or work. Learn more in: Emotional Labor of Instruction Librarians: Causes, Impact, and Management.

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One's professional self-concept based on attributes, beliefs, values, motives, and experiences. Learn more in: The Social and Emotional Issues of Teacher's Professional Identity Development

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The personal view an individual has of themselves as a professional practitioner, according to their values and experiences. Learn more in: Showing a Human and Professional Face to the World: An ePortfolio Design Strategy for a Sense of Self

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The characteristics associated with a specific profession or career. Learn more in: Developing a Doctoral Identity: Strategies to Help Online Students Move From Student to Scholar

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A system of attributes, and values one has about self in relation to professional role, that is essential for professional culture integration. Learn more in: Convergence at What Cost?: A Quasi Experiment of Professional Identity under the Bologna Process

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One’s conception and perception of themselves as a member of their selected profession. Learn more in: Blogs as a Social Networking Tool to Build Community

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The acquisition and demonstration of the knowledge, skills, disposition, and attitudes characteristic of a professional field, such as education, law, or medicine; recognition as a member of a particular profession. Learn more in: Building Identity through Online Collaboration

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An understanding of an individual’s profession in conjunction with their own self-concept, enabling them to articulate their role, philosophy, and approach to others within and outside of their chosen field. Learn more in: Transformative School Counseling