This study explored the impact of presence of meaning and search for meaning on career adaptability among college students, as well as the mediating role of professional identity. Using a convenience sampling method, 435 college students from Guangxi participated. The findings revealed that both presence of meaning and search for meaning…

Background: The Career Construction Theory (CCT) focuses on the active role people can play when they create and design their singular paths for career success. Unlike other career guidance theories that focus their attention on identifying vocational interests or on the fit between the person and the work settings, CCT raises the possibility that…

The goal of this study was to perceive how professional socialisation fostered the professional identity formation of physical education preservice teachers. For that, we intended to study the preservice teachers' school placement and its influence on their professional identity formation. This investigation was designed using a qualitative…

This research delves into the intricate relationship between special education majored students' perceptions of classroom atmosphere and their learning engagement, while also investigating the mediating influence of professional identity and the moderating effect of future orientation. A survey involving 582 special education majored students was…

Background: The lack of diversity within engineering degree programs and occupations has been an ongoing concern for decades. National engineering programs have placed a high priority on broadening participation in engineering and making the engineering culture more inclusive. Specifically, the cultivation of engineering students' inclusive…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how undergraduate music therapy students perceive, describe, and make meaning from their pre-internship clinical experiences. Using a basic qualitative research approach and marrying arts-based methods with reflexive thematic analysis methods, the following research questions guided my…

This case study examines preservice teachers' cultural experiences with voice and how those experiences shape their professional philosophies and practice with student voice in the classroom. Four female preservice teachers with Caribbean heritage were selected from a convenience sample. Participants were interviewed twice. Artifacts included…

Postgraduate Taught study (PGT) students are often assumed to be confident and independent learners, and many possess a strong sense of professional identity and thus are perceived as not requiring support. This paper aims to address these perceptions. This paper presents a qualitative study of the experiences of PGT students at an Australian…

This dissertation investigated counseling students' professional identity, locus of control, and their impact on counseling students' attitudes toward professional help-seeking in the United States. For the aim of this quantitative study, a correlational research design to explore possible causal relationships among variables using multiple…

Undergraduate research experiences can have a positive impact on student retention and success in STEM, but are not widely available to community college students. Yet, the role of community colleges in producing STEM graduates, especially Latinx students, is overlooked and likely underestimated. A program designed to attract and retain Latinx…

By innovatively applying positioning theory with reference to a framework of willingness, capability and power, this study explored how pre-service teachers' professional identities dynamically change through the negotiation of various positions. A qualitative approach was adopted using data from six Hong Kong pre-service teachers in a teacher…

This study delved into the intricate dynamics that shape the well-being and professional growth of human service college students, with a particular focus on the interconnectedness of wellness, professional identity development (PID), and compassion satisfaction, while considering both personal and academic dimensions. The study employed…

Teacher identity is complex, dynamic, ongoing, and worthy of examination. This study examined the perceptions of preservice teachers' personal identity (e.g., gender, race, religious background, etc.) and how they influence preservice teachers' professional identity as a subject, pedagogical, and professional expert. Participants (N = 81) were…

Context: Professional identity development in professional master's (PM) athletic training students occurs over time and is influenced by numerous socializing factors. Although socialization processes of athletic training students have been examined, professional identity development related to the Weidman et al graduate and professional student…

Interprofessional education (IPE) is critical for health professional students to form professional identities and develop collaborative skills. Although accrediting bodies mandate incorporating IPE, the effects of IPE programming on health professional students and the best pedagogical approach for achieving desirable outcomes are still unclear.…