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The construction of professional identities in the contexts of work

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Summary:This chapter identifies and analyzes some characteristics of working situations that are important in the construction of professional identities. It is claimed that professional identity presumes a dynamic process and is constructed and reconstructed in social situations and interactions. Work has a central place in the life of individuals and societies. The contexts of work are places par excellence for investment, expression, negotiation and recognition of the actor themselves and of others. They are, thus, situations for the attribution offeelings about work, ofrelational transactions, oflearning and production of professional know ledge, which are fundamental elements in the (re )construction of professional identity and which are emphasized here below.
Main Authors:Silva, Ana Maria Costa e
Subject:Professional identity Construction of professional identity Context of work Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Comunicação Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
Year:2015
Country:Portugal
Document type:book part
Access type:restricted access
Associated institution:Universidade do Minho
Language:English
Origin:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

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