The construction of the identity of a professional group is the subjective dimension of its professionalization process, understood as a process of affi rmation, autonomy construction and social recognition(1-2). Because it is founded on relationships, of recognition or non-recognition, identity is a concept that is related to communication, but it is translated into objective dimensions of the...

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the challenges ofprofessional identity formation at clinical education environmentsfrom the faculty members’ viewpoints.Methods: This is a qualitative study. The population consistedof clinical faculty members of Tehran University of MedicalSciences. In this study, 39 faculty members participated inan in-depth semi-st...

Background: Professional ethics has been considered by many Iranian organizations in the last decade. Because the roots of many behaviors and activities of managers and professors should be sought in ethics and moral values. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between professional ethics and individual accountability of professors with the mediating role o...

abstract background: being a nurse is more than just a series of business activities and skills. in fact, it is a part of the process of socialization, which is internalization and development of professional identity. professional socialization is necessary for involving the students in professional practices. thus, the purpose of this qualitative research was to increase the understanding of ...

Professional identity plays an important role in career development. Although many studies have examined professional identity, differences in cognitive-processing biases between Chinese student teachers with strong and weak professional identity are poorly understood. The current study adopted Tversky's social-cognitive experimental paradigm to explore cognitive-processing biases in Chinese st...