The Process of Training Teachers for Elementary School in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Opportunities and Threats B. Sami’eenejaad M. Aliasgari, Ph.D. N. Moosaapoor, Ph.D. Gh. Haajihoseynnejaad, Ph.D. Teacher training in the Islamic Republic of Iran lacks a model matching its status. In order to shed light on all four aspects of training teachers for elementary school, ...

A community of practice may shape and reshape the identity of members of the community through providing them with situated learning or learning environment. This study, therefore, is to clarify the salient learning-based features of the language teaching community of practice that might formulate the identity of language teachers. To this end, the study examined how learning situations in two ...

PURPOSE Professional identity formation is an on-going, integrative process underlying trainees' experiences of medical education. Since each medical student's professional identity formation process is an individual, internal, and often times emotionally charged unconscious experience, it can be difficult for educators to understand each student's unique experience. We investigate if mask maki...

background: each group or profession has its own discourse. discourses create identity, support institutions and reproduce power relationships. professional identity of iranian nurses, which has recently had the opportunity to represent itself in social arena, needs investigation. this study aimed to make internal aspect of this identity clear. materials and methods: this study was conducted by...

Background: Medical professional identity is how an individual perceives him/herself as a doctor. Formation of professional identity includes development, advancement, and socialization through social learning of specific knowledge, skills obtained while performing professional roles, practicing, and new attitudes and values. A qualitative study was performed to examine live experience of under...