Professional Identity Construction in Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework of the Influencing Factors and Research Agenda
We assert here that there might be some factors that
influence professional identity construction at the university/higher
education stage. In accord, we propose a conceptual framework of
intervening factors in professional identity construction at university
from a literature review and preliminary data from a qualitative pilot
study using focus groups. This model identifies several factors that
might influence university students- professional identity
construction and group them into categories. In turn, we describe
how these factors might contribute in strengthening or weakening
their professional identity. Finally, we discuss the implications of
strengthening students- PI for the university, individuals and
organizations and we provide a roadmap for future empirical work in
this area.
[1] Adams, K., Hean, S., Sturgis, P., & Clark, J. M. (2006). Investigating
the factors influencing Professional Identity of first-year health and
social care students. Learning in Health and Social Care, 5(2), 55-68.
[2] Dobrow, S. R., & Higgins, M. C. (2005). Developmental networks and
Professional Identity: A longitudinal study. Career Development
International, 10(6), 567-583.
[3] Mael, F., & Ashforth, B. E. (1992). Alumni and their alma mater: A
partial test of the reformulated model of organisational identification.
Journal of Organisational Behavior, 13(2), 103-123.
[4] Van Maanen, J., &Barley, S. R. (1984). Occupational communities:
Culture and control in organisations.Research in Organisational
Behavior, 6, 287.
[5] Dannels, D. P. (2000).Learning to be professional: Technical classroom
discourse, practice, and Professional Identity construction. Journal of
Business and Technical Communication, 14(1), 5-37.
[6] Cohen-Scali, V. (2003). The influence of family, social, and work
socialization on the construction of Professional Identity of young
adults. Journal of Career Development, 29(4), 237-249.
[7] Pratt, M. G., Rockmann, K. W., & Kaufmann, J. B. (2006).Constructing
Professional Identity: The role of work and identity learning cycles in
the customization of identity among medical residents. Academy of
Management Journal, 49(2), 235-262.
[8] Canrinus, E., Helms-Lorenz, M., Beijaard, D., Buitink, J., &Hofman, A.
(2012).Self-efficacy, job satisfaction, motivation and commitment:
Exploring the relationships between indicators of teachers-
Professional Identity.Netherlands:Springer.
[9] Johnson, M. D., Morgeson, F. P., Ilgen, D. R., Meyer, C. J., & Lloyd, J.
W. (2006). Multiple professional identities: Examining differences in
identification across work-related targets. Journal of Applied
Psychology, 91(2), 498-506.
[10] Marsico, G. (2012). The double uncertainty: Trajectories and
Professional Identity in changing contexts. Culture and Psychology,
18(1), 121-132.
[11] Montero, D. P., Aracil, A. G., & Martínez, E. C. (2012). Current
missions of public universities: A sociological perspective. [Misiones
actuales de las universidades p├║blicas: Una perspectiva
sociol├│gica] Arbor, 188(753), 171-192.
[12] Carr-Saunders, A. & Wilson, P. (1993). The professions. Oxford, UK:
Claredon Press.
[13] Larson, M. (1977). The rise of professionalism: A sociological
analysis. Berkeley: University of California Press.
[14] Reid, A., Dahlgren, L. O., Petocz, P., & Dahlgren, M. A. (2008).Identity
and engagement for professional formation. Studies in Higher
Education, 33(6), 729-742.
[15] Trede, F., Macklin, R., & Bridges, D. (2012). Professional identity
development: A review of the higher education literature. Studies in
Higher Education, 37(3), 365-384.
[16] Lordly, D., & MacLellan, D. (2012). Dietetic students' identity and
professional socialization: In preparation for practice. Canadian Journal
of Dietetic Practice and Research, 73(1), 7-13.
[17] Schepens, A., Aelterman, A., &Vlerick, P. (2009). Student teachers'
Professional Identity formation: Between being born as a teacher and
becoming one. Educational Studies, 35(4), 361-378.
[18] Loui, M. C. (2005). Ethics and the development of professional
identities of engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education,
94(4), 383-390.
[19] Hallier, J., &Summers, J. (2011). Dilemmas and outcomes of
Professional Identity construction among students of human resource
management. Human Resource Management Journal, 21(2), 204-219.
[20] Nyström, S. (2009). The dynamics of Professional Identity formation:
Graduates' transitions from higher education to working life. Vocations
and Learning, 2(1), 1-18.
[21] Kaiser, R. (2002). Fixing identity by denying uniqueness: An analysis of
Professional Identity in medicine. Journal of Medical Humanities,
23(2), 95-105.
[22] Weaver, R., Peters, K., Koch, J., & Wilson, I. (2011). 'Part of the team':
Professional Identity and social exclusivity in medical students. Medical
Education, 45(12), 1220-1.
[23] Becker, H. S., &Carper, J. W. (1956).The development of identification
with an occupation. American Journal of Sociology, 61(4), pp. 289-298.
[24] Hayes, J. (1969). Occupational choice and the perception of
occupational roles. Occupational Psychology, 43(1), 15-22.
[25] Pierrakos, O., Beam, T. K., Constantz, J., Johri, A., & Anderson, R.
(2009). On the development of a Professional Identity: Engineering
persistersvs engineering switchers. Proceedings - Frontiers in
Education Conference, FIE.
[26] Levine, K. J., & Hoffner, C. A. (2006). Adolescents' conceptions of
work: What is learned from different sources during anticipatory
socialization? Journal of Adolescent Research, 21(6), 647-669.
[27] Henning, S. O. (2001). Professional Identity as learning processes in life
histories. Journal of Workplace Learning, 13(7), 290-298.
[28] Jablin, F. M. (2000). Organisational entry, assimilation, and
disengagement/exit. In F. M. Jablin, & L. L. Putman (Eds.), The new
handbook of organisational communication (pp. 711) Thousand Oaks,
CA.
[1] Adams, K., Hean, S., Sturgis, P., & Clark, J. M. (2006). Investigating
the factors influencing Professional Identity of first-year health and
social care students. Learning in Health and Social Care, 5(2), 55-68.
[2] Dobrow, S. R., & Higgins, M. C. (2005). Developmental networks and
Professional Identity: A longitudinal study. Career Development
International, 10(6), 567-583.
[3] Mael, F., & Ashforth, B. E. (1992). Alumni and their alma mater: A
partial test of the reformulated model of organisational identification.
Journal of Organisational Behavior, 13(2), 103-123.
[4] Van Maanen, J., &Barley, S. R. (1984). Occupational communities:
Culture and control in organisations.Research in Organisational
Behavior, 6, 287.
[5] Dannels, D. P. (2000).Learning to be professional: Technical classroom
discourse, practice, and Professional Identity construction. Journal of
Business and Technical Communication, 14(1), 5-37.
[6] Cohen-Scali, V. (2003). The influence of family, social, and work
socialization on the construction of Professional Identity of young
adults. Journal of Career Development, 29(4), 237-249.
[7] Pratt, M. G., Rockmann, K. W., & Kaufmann, J. B. (2006).Constructing
Professional Identity: The role of work and identity learning cycles in
the customization of identity among medical residents. Academy of
Management Journal, 49(2), 235-262.
[8] Canrinus, E., Helms-Lorenz, M., Beijaard, D., Buitink, J., &Hofman, A.
(2012).Self-efficacy, job satisfaction, motivation and commitment:
Exploring the relationships between indicators of teachers-
Professional Identity.Netherlands:Springer.
[9] Johnson, M. D., Morgeson, F. P., Ilgen, D. R., Meyer, C. J., & Lloyd, J.
W. (2006). Multiple professional identities: Examining differences in
identification across work-related targets. Journal of Applied
Psychology, 91(2), 498-506.
[10] Marsico, G. (2012). The double uncertainty: Trajectories and
Professional Identity in changing contexts. Culture and Psychology,
18(1), 121-132.
[11] Montero, D. P., Aracil, A. G., & Martínez, E. C. (2012). Current
missions of public universities: A sociological perspective. [Misiones
actuales de las universidades p├║blicas: Una perspectiva
sociol├│gica] Arbor, 188(753), 171-192.
[12] Carr-Saunders, A. & Wilson, P. (1993). The professions. Oxford, UK:
Claredon Press.
[13] Larson, M. (1977). The rise of professionalism: A sociological
analysis. Berkeley: University of California Press.
[14] Reid, A., Dahlgren, L. O., Petocz, P., & Dahlgren, M. A. (2008).Identity
and engagement for professional formation. Studies in Higher
Education, 33(6), 729-742.
[15] Trede, F., Macklin, R., & Bridges, D. (2012). Professional identity
development: A review of the higher education literature. Studies in
Higher Education, 37(3), 365-384.
[16] Lordly, D., & MacLellan, D. (2012). Dietetic students' identity and
professional socialization: In preparation for practice. Canadian Journal
of Dietetic Practice and Research, 73(1), 7-13.
[17] Schepens, A., Aelterman, A., &Vlerick, P. (2009). Student teachers'
Professional Identity formation: Between being born as a teacher and
becoming one. Educational Studies, 35(4), 361-378.
[18] Loui, M. C. (2005). Ethics and the development of professional
identities of engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education,
94(4), 383-390.
[19] Hallier, J., &Summers, J. (2011). Dilemmas and outcomes of
Professional Identity construction among students of human resource
management. Human Resource Management Journal, 21(2), 204-219.
[20] Nyström, S. (2009). The dynamics of Professional Identity formation:
Graduates' transitions from higher education to working life. Vocations
and Learning, 2(1), 1-18.
[21] Kaiser, R. (2002). Fixing identity by denying uniqueness: An analysis of
Professional Identity in medicine. Journal of Medical Humanities,
23(2), 95-105.
[22] Weaver, R., Peters, K., Koch, J., & Wilson, I. (2011). 'Part of the team':
Professional Identity and social exclusivity in medical students. Medical
Education, 45(12), 1220-1.
[23] Becker, H. S., &Carper, J. W. (1956).The development of identification
with an occupation. American Journal of Sociology, 61(4), pp. 289-298.
[24] Hayes, J. (1969). Occupational choice and the perception of
occupational roles. Occupational Psychology, 43(1), 15-22.
[25] Pierrakos, O., Beam, T. K., Constantz, J., Johri, A., & Anderson, R.
(2009). On the development of a Professional Identity: Engineering
persistersvs engineering switchers. Proceedings - Frontiers in
Education Conference, FIE.
[26] Levine, K. J., & Hoffner, C. A. (2006). Adolescents' conceptions of
work: What is learned from different sources during anticipatory
socialization? Journal of Adolescent Research, 21(6), 647-669.
[27] Henning, S. O. (2001). Professional Identity as learning processes in life
histories. Journal of Workplace Learning, 13(7), 290-298.
[28] Jablin, F. M. (2000). Organisational entry, assimilation, and
disengagement/exit. In F. M. Jablin, & L. L. Putman (Eds.), The new
handbook of organisational communication (pp. 711) Thousand Oaks,
CA.
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influence professional identity construction at the university/higher
education stage. In accord, we propose a conceptual framework of
intervening factors in professional identity construction at university
from a literature review and preliminary data from a qualitative pilot
study using focus groups. This model identifies several factors that
might influence university students- professional identity
construction and group them into categories. In turn, we describe
how these factors might contribute in strengthening or weakening
their professional identity. Finally, we discuss the implications of
strengthening students- PI for the university, individuals and
organizations and we provide a roadmap for future empirical work in
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