Perceptions Of Identity Research Articles

Development of the nursing associate professional identity: A longitudinal qualitative study.

The aim of this study was to understand the factors that contribute to the development of the nursing associate professional identity. A 3-year longitudinal qualitative study of trainee nursing associates. Trainee nursing associates in England were interviewed remotely annually in February 2020, March 2021 and March 2022. They also provided diary entries. Data were anonymised, transcribed and analysed thematically. Nursing associate professional identity was developed through: increased knowledge, skills and responsibility; and self-perceptions of identity alongside responses to the role by colleagues. Tensions arose when the scope of practice expected by organisations differed from that expected by the nursing associates. Frustrations occurred when nursing associates were perceived as substitutes for Registered Nurses in the context of nursing workforce shortages. Nursing associates in this study clearly valued their new knowledge, skills and responsibility, enabling them to provide enhanced patient care. Increased clarity of role boundaries is necessary in enhancing the professional identity of nursing associates and reducing inter-professional tensions arising from role ambiguity within health and social care organisations. National guidance and employers should provide clarity on the boundaries of the nursing associate role which will strengthen their professional identity and mitigate role ambiguity within health and social care organisations. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research has been used to guide reporting. A patient and public involvement group was consulted during the initial study design stage. This study aimed to understand the factors which contribute to the development of a nursing associate professional identity. Nursing associate professional identity is developed through increased knowledge, skills and responsibility, and the perceptions of identity by participants themselves and their colleagues. The findings should inform the implementation of initiatives to clarify nursing associate role boundaries and the development of similar roles internationally.

청소년을 위한 찾아가는 상담사의 역할정체성에 관한 탐색적 연구

This study investigates the perceived role identities of on-site counselors for youth using Q-methodology. For this purpose, 36 preliminary statements were extracted through literature review, and then the final 29 Q samples were chosen through experts’ preliminary research. The P sample, comprising 22 counselors, was then tasked with categorizing the Q samples, and the data were analyzed using the PQMETHOD program. The result presented threefold role identity perceptions among on-site counselors for youth: counselors who are loyal to the traditional counselor role, emphasizing trust and understanding; active counselors focusing on community resource connection and problem-solving; convergence counselors employing a multidisciplinary approach. The research discussed the features of counselors regarding their role identity types and suggested the limitations and implications of this study. The research findings will serve as fundamental data to improve the system for on-site counselors and related services.

AI Health Counselor’s Self-Disclosure: Its Impact on User Responses Based on Individual and Cultural Variation

This research extends the literature by showing that the positive effects of self-disclosure by an AI voice bot (AVB) vary depending on the identity perception of the bot (human or machine) and the cultural characteristics of the users: when an AVB is perceived as human and engages in personal self-disclosure, users feel more intimate with and trust the bot, and when the bot is perceived as machine and engages in factual self-disclosure, users feel more intimate with and trust the AVB. We also found that South Korean (vs. U.S.) users felt more intimate with and trusted AVBs when they perceived the bot as human and when it engaged in personal self-disclosure. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.

Identity, Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Sovereignty: Narrating Turkey and Greece Through Ayasofya

ABSTRACT The article examines how Turkey’s decision to reconvert the Ayasofya Museum into a mosque in June 2020 has shaped the ‘self’ and ‘other’ perceptions of the Greek and Turkish politicians of their respective countries by instrumentalizing the concept of sovereignty. We argue that what has been termed ‘the right to sovereignty’ by Turkey’s leadership through the reconversion of Ayasofya—from a museum to a mosque—is indeed a ‘sovereignty performance’. What is more, we deconstruct how ‘sovereignty performances’ centred on the conversion of Ayasofya produced by Turkey and Greece came to define, narrate and naturalize the essence and standards of ‘national’ and ‘foreign/international’ legitimizing mutual and respective identity perceptions held for themselves and each other.

Left-handed voices? Examining the perceptual learning of novel person characteristics from the voice.

We regularly form impressions of who a person is from their voice, such that we can readily categorise people as being female or male, child or adult, trustworthy or not, and can furthermore recognise who specifically is speaking. How we establish mental representations for such categories of person characteristics has, however, only been explored in detail for voice identity learning. In a series of experiments, we therefore set out to examine whether and how listeners can learn to recognise a novel person characteristic. We specifically asked how diagnostic acoustic properties underpinning category distinctions inform perceptual judgements. We manipulated recordings of voices to create acoustic signatures for a person's handedness (left-handed vs. right-handed) in their voice. After training, we found that listeners were able to successfully learn to recognise handedness from voices with above-chance accuracy, although no significant differences in accuracy between the different types of manipulation emerged. Listeners were, furthermore, sensitive to the specific distributions of acoustic properties that underpinned the category distinctions. We, however, also find evidence for perceptual biases that may reflect long-term prior exposure to how voices vary in naturalistic settings. These biases shape how listeners use acoustic information in the voices when forming representations for distinguishing handedness from voices. This study is thus a first step to examine how representations for novel person characteristics are established, outside of voice identity perception. We discuss our findings in light of theoretical accounts of voice perception and speculate about potential mechanisms that may underpin our results.

Literature Review the Factors on The Impacting Generation-Z Perception of Red Culture Organization Identity

This study explores the various issues concerning the factors impacting Generation-Z perception of red culture organization identity. First of all, The growing and diverse tertiary education student enrollment can present a challenge for the university administrators to sustain their institution values; Secondly, Challenges to understand red culture organization identity in Generation-Z on the management identity of red cultural organizations ;However, lack of research related red culture identity affect the management identity of the red cultural organizations .Finally, there is no empirical evidence for the research on the variables influencing the identity of red cultural organizations. This study will measure the literature review regarding the impacting generation-Z perception of red culture organization identity.

Latinxs in the house? Latinx migration and culture in Madrid

This commentary explores some of the cultural practices among people of Latin American origin living in Madrid. By establishing a link between Latinx migration and the process of racialization, the author describes how contemporary archives are being created and the ways that “migrant culture” is expressed and perceived in modern-day Spain, using the term “Latinx” as a critical category that refers to Latin American “Xs” living in the diaspora. This preliminary inquiry keys into the following question: What is the cultural history of Latinx communities in Madrid and how was this history constructed? In this way, the piece contextualizes the conflicts and misunderstandings experienced by Latinx migrants upon arrival in the host society from the standpoint of taking ownership of spaces of signification to generate a sense of belonging through cultural practices and creative projects. For these communities, such spaces are tangible and symbolic places of action, meaning making, and resistance. Culture—both its everyday manifestations and specifically artistic practices—is a critical space of expression, creativity, and thought. This makes it a suitable way to incorporate the migrant population into a new perception of Spanish national identity, thus generating enough of a sense of belonging.

“It Just Makes It Feel Like You’re Not Alone”: A Qualitative Study of a Social Support Group for High-Achieving, Low-Income STEM Majors

The higher education community continues to pursue solutions to the alarming number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) undergraduates leaving their degree programs. This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 12 STEM scholarship recipients in a near-peer-mentored social support group at a large Midwestern university. The goal of this study was to investigate the scholars’ challenges and supports prior to and while participating in a weekly peer group through the lens of the Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory model. This case study triangulated the experiences of the peer group participants using pre-group individual interviews, peer leader reflections, and a focus group. The pre-group interviews revealed that the participants experienced challenges associated with the rigor of their courses, self-imposed pressure, and unsupportive relationships. Supports for their persistence prior to the peer group included their internal drive to achieve their goals and supportive relationships, particularly with family. The focus group revealed that the peer group provided a non-academic space to connect with peers, facilitated sense of belonging, and normalized their struggle as STEM majors, broadening their perception of science identity. Paradoxically, although participants highlighted personal disclosure as key to promoting social support, they indicated their greatest challenge in the peer group was discomfort with sharing.

Pendidikan Politik Partai Politik Di Kabupaten Sumbawa Menjelang Pemilihan Legislatif Tahun 2024

This research provides an in-depth analysis of "Political Education of the Prosperous Justice Party in Sumbawa Regency Approaching the Legislative Election of 2024" using qualitative research methods. Through in-depth interviews with relevant informants, surveys, and data analysis, the study aims to comprehensively understand the practices of political education conducted by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). The research findings indicate that PKS in Sumbawa Regency recognizes the importance of political education as an integral part of preparing for the 2024 Legislative Election. The party not only plays a role as a political participant but also as an agent of political education contributing significantly to the local community's political understanding. PKS's commitment to normative values such as Pancasila and Unity in Diversity is central to shaping the party's political identity. The main challenges are encountered in efforts to change public perceptions of the party's political identity and respond to resistance to the changes in political values advocated by the party. Inhibiting factors, including inconsistent regulatory complexities, resistance to changes in values, shifts in perceptions of political identity, and differences in understanding local culture, are also identified as elements influencing the dynamics of PKS's political education. This research provides a profound understanding of PKS's political education practices and highlights challenges to be addressed to strengthen the party's political identity approaching the 2024 Legislative Election, with a specific emphasis on qualitative research methods as the analytical approach.

Impact of Pharmacy-Related Memes on Students’ Professional Identity Formation

ObjectiveProfessional identity formation (PIF) is the process which one internalizes the values and norms of a profession, ultimately becoming a member of that profession. The objective of this study was to determine the perceived professional identities of pharmacists in memes and how pharmacy-related memes affect students’ PIF. MethodsStudent pharmacists from a single academic institution participated in focus groups to discuss the concept of professional identity, view self-submitted pharmacy-related memes, and reflect on the memes’ impact on their PIF. An inductive, thematic content analysis was performed, and a theoretical model was developed to illustrate the themes observed. ResultsTwenty-six student pharmacists participated in the study. Before exposure to the self-submitted memes, the participants described the professional identity of a pharmacist in a more idealistic way, noting pharmacist roles such as medication expert, educator, and patient care provider. After exposure to the memes, the participants’ responses reflected a pharmacist identity based on feelings of being antagonized, overwhelmed, and misperceived. Despite these challenges, the participants noted the importance of remaining professional. ConclusionWhen exposed to pharmacy-related memes, the students’ perceptions of the pharmacist identity changed from one based on idealistic roles to an identity based on negative feelings and interactions. Owing to memes’ ability to reflect one’s experiences, it is important to recognize the impact memes may have on PIF. Further research is needed to determine how pharmacy educators can help students navigate identity dissonances that arise from the students’ pharmacy experiences.

Türkiye'deki Öğretmen Kimliği Üzerine Yapılan Araştırmaların Sistematik İncelemesi

This study aims to examine the studies on teacher identity in Türkiye as a systematic review. The research was carried out using descriptive model. In this review, firstly, inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined, then search terms and databases to be searched were decided. Studies obtained from HEC Thesis, HEC Academic, TANIC and ERIC databases were evaluated in terms of research method quality. PRISMA flowchart was used to clearly show the search strategy. The studies included in the study were recorded in Research Information Form developed by the researchers. Descriptive content analysis was used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it is concluded that 104 studies on teacher identity are published between 2005 and 2022, 30 of which are master’s thesis, 18 are doctoral dissertations, and 56 are articles. It is concluded that most of the studies aimed to examine the formation, nature and development of teacher identity, qualitative research method, case study design and interview forms as data collection tools were used the most frequently. Also, the sample/research group of the studies mostly consist of teacher candidates. When the findings of the studies are examined, it is determined that the professional identity sub-theme of teacher candidates included identity development and perception of professional identity, and the professional identity sub-theme included the findings related to identity development and characteristics, identity perception and correlated factors.

The opportunity and desire to buy: owner-occupation in Scotland’s new towns, c. 1950-80

ABSTRACT This article explores the role of the post-war new towns in Scotland in providing people with the opportunity to own their own homes. Most importantly, it traces the development of this policy prior to the ‘Right to Buy’ of the early 1980s when tenants were offered substantial discounts by local authorities, housing associations and crucially, new town development corporations. The article challenges the dominance of rented tenure in existing accounts of Scottish housing, showing that there was demand for ownership in Scotland in the decades before the introduction of incentives. This article takes a ‘top down’ and ‘bottom up’ approach to understand a period of expanding opportunity for some, though not all, of those relocating and starting new lives in East Kilbride, Glenrothes and Cumbernauld. Archive evidence exploring policy and the response of the new town development corporations is complemented by analysis of life narratives provided by those that moved to the new towns and their children. In doing so, this article contributes to a growing scholarship that challenges stereotypical perceptions of class and identity in the immediate post-war decades whilst also revealing new insights into the post-war state as an enabler of opportunity for some.

Manners of maintaining the cultural identity of the Greeks, Aromanians, Lipovans and Dobrogean Tatars and their effects in musical practice

This study presents the mutual conditioning between the social dynamics and the traditions of the ethnic communities of Dobrogea, as well as the ways of maintaining the cultural identity of the Greeks, Aromanians, Lipovans, and Tatars in the full era of globalization. For a clearer understanding, we will highlight how the evolution of Romanian society deeply and irreversibly affected the musical and choreographic repertoire of the four ethnic groups. Our perception of collective human identity is also shaped by the way traditional music is perceived, knowing that it has a very strong connection with ethnicity and origin, and that is why traditional musical creation constitutes a true identity brand.

SOSYAL KİMLİK ALGISININ SORUMLU TURİST DAVRANIŞINA YÖNELİK TUTUMA ETKİSİ: KAMP-KARAVAN TURİSTLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Algılanan sosyal kimlik özelliklerinin davranış üzerindeki etkilerinin incelenmesi, turist davranışının açıklanması için önemlidir. Turist davranışlarından biri olan sorumlu turist davranışını etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi turizmin çevre, toplum ve kültür üzerinde bıraktığı olumsuz etkilerin azaltılmasına yardımcı olabilir ve olumlu katkılar sunabilir. Araştırma, kamp ve karavan turizmine katılan bireylerin sorumlu turist davranışına yönelik tutumlarında sosyal kimlik algısının etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın amacı doğrultusunda Balıkesir’de kamp ve karavan turizmine katılan 410 turistten kolayda örneklem yöntemiyle toplanan veriler değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Ölçeklere ilişkin açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları değerlendirilmiş ve ardından yol analizi sonuçları incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, sorumlu turist davranışına yönelik tutumun alt boyutları öğrenme, kültür ve çevre olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın önemli sonuçlarından biri sosyal kimlik algısının sorumlu turist davranışına yönelik tutumun alt boyutları arasında çevre boyutunun en yüksek etkiye sahip olmasıdır. Sosyal kimlik algısının sorumlu turist davranışına yönelik tutumun üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Dolayısıyla, çevresel etkilerin azaltılabilmesi için sosyal kimlik çalışmalarının genişletilmesi ve sosyal kimlik üzerinden sürdürülebilirlikle ilgili sosyal reklam ve kampanyaların yürütülmesinin faydalı olabileceği anlaşılmıştır.

Familial Transmission of Developmental Prosopagnosia: New Case Reports from an Extended Family and Identical Twins.

Existing evidence suggests that developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is a surprisingly prevalent condition, with some individuals describing lifelong difficulties with facial identity recognition. Together with case reports of multiple family members with the condition, this evidence suggests that DP is inherited in at least some instances. Here, we offer some novel case series that further support the heritability of the condition. First, we describe five adult siblings who presented to our lab with symptoms of DP. Second, for the first known time in the literature, we describe a pair of adult identical twins who contacted us in the belief that they both experience DP. The condition was confirmed in three of the five siblings (with minor symptoms observed in the remaining two) and in both twins. Supplementary assessments suggested that all individuals also experienced some degree of difficulty with facial identity perception, but that object recognition was preserved. These findings bolster the evidence supporting the heritability of DP and suggest that it can be a specific impairment in some cases.

We BEEN Knowin: Black Women teachers (re)member that our language is a living legacy

ABSTRACT This paper explores how Black Women K-12 Teachers (BWTs) engage with Black Language, challenging prevailing narratives. Despite limited recognition, BWTs advocate for the authenticity of Black Language. The research centres on the 16-week Black Language Learning Series (BLLS), delving into the roots, rules, and ramifications of Black Language. Drawing from Black Feminist Thought (Collins 2000) and (Re)remembering praxis (C. B. Dillard 2016), the study employs the Double Dutch Methodology (Green 2014) to capture BWTs’ diverse experiences. Two pivotal themes emerge: Linguistic Push-Pull (Smitherman 2000) while (re)searching, highlighting the struggle to balance native Black Language with standardised English; and (re)presenting while (re)claiming Black Language through African American Women’s Language (AAWL). Thus, through the process of (re)membering, BWTs navigate cognitive dissonance, challenging harmful norms, resulting in greater awareness and a shift in perceptions of Black language, identity, and culture. The findings illuminate how exploring Black Language transforms BWTs’ self-perception and pedagogies, leading to a complex interplay of liberation and linguistic transformation. Ultimately, BWTs begin and emerge as agents of linguistic justice, poised to reshape education by centring Black language.

Towards an archaeology of everyday life in British Ionian Islands: the cultural itineraries of the Kythera Gin Bottles

SUMMARY During the course of the nineteenth century the island of Kythera, Southwest Greece, was part of the United States of Ionian Islands, under the control of the British empire. This paper explores the materiality of colonialism in local contexts, through the object itineraries of a group of stoneware bottles—a class of artefacts that continues to be represented in domestic assemblages locally today. We examine the diverse ways the vessels became entangled with the lives of individuals, colonialist agendas, and collective perceptions of identity, seeking to identify how the meanings associated with the objects and their relational connections shifted across time and space.

Taking forward perceptions of identity: the Sea League’s campaign to protect maritime communities and the environment.

The Sea League was a significant but relatively short-lived movement of popular protest (1933-1939), active in the communities of the Outer Hebrides for the purpose of drawing the attention of government to deep concerns over island social and economic circumstances. Founded in the Island of Barra, their cause was political and public recognition of the destruction of inshore fisheries and of consequent loss of livelihoods in island communities. Through its campaign, evidenced through its newsletter and surviving correspondence, the Sea League can be seen as propagating perceptions of identity in fishing communities in the Outer Hebrides based on commonality of interests and the threats to them from a wider society. This gave their cause profile although the wider aims were only partially realised in the nearly six years of campaigning which was effectively ended by the outbreak of the Second World War. Perceptions of identity engendered by the Sea league have continued to be shaped by the culture and language of the Gàidhealtachd, and these same communities in which the language survives are engaging with the contemporary climate-crisis and current debates on environmental conservation. Considerable space is given to this to highlight the relevance of the Sea League’s campaign for the part of ‘human ecology’ in the marine environment.

Drawing teacher identity: Perspectives of students in a teacher education program

Teacher identity significantly influences pedagogical decisions, classroom practices, and professional development. Understanding the development of preservice teacher identity is particularly important during initial teacher education, as it involves navigating and integrating the perspectives of both a learner and an emerging teacher. This exploratory study investigated the perceptions of teacher identity held by students in a teacher education program at a public university in the United States. Guided by phenomenography and a drawing-based research method, the data sources included drawing tasks and a focus group interview. The findings revealed that the participants had predominantly positive and idealistic views of teacher identity, using various affect-laden symbols in their drawings and depicting themselves with positive characteristics. Although their classrooms were depicted as traditional, the participants emphasized their commitment to promoting student-centered learning and fostering a positive classroom atmosphere. Past schooling experiences were found to be integral in shaping teacher identity, as well as their motivation and passion for teaching a particular subject or concentration area. The findings highlighted that the participants held strong perceptions of teacher identity even before entering the teacher education program. Thus, this study posits that addressing teacher education students' pre-existing beliefs and perceptions is essential to developing positive professional teacher identity development and confirms that drawing can be a powerful reflective tool that stimulates self-awareness of prior beliefs and views toward their chosen teaching profession, thereby preparing them to learn, unlearn, and relearn many aspects of one's personal and professional identity.

Representation of identity in English, German, Russian and Chechen idioms: A corpus approach

The article examines identity in English, German, Russian and Chechen idioms, as well as contexts of their use, obtained from the British National Corpus, the Corpus of Contemporary American Language, the Corpus of the German Language Institute in Mannheim, the National Corpus of the Russian Language, as well as from the Corpus of the Chechen language and in the course of a psycholinguistic survey of Chechen speakers. In its inner form and meaning, sociocultural factors affecting the formation of identity are revealed. The contexts reveal new or additional meanings of idioms not reflected in dictionaries, the place and perception of identity through the prism of cultures and social experience. A comparative, semantic analysis of idioms showed that identity has different kinds: personal, civil, political, regional.