Professional Ethos Research Articles

The Discretionary Power of Street‐Level Bureaucrats From the Perspective of Illusio

ABSTRACTInterrogating the tension between care and control in the work of social services staff in Belgian immigration detention centres, this article sheds light on the uses of discretion from the perspective of Bourdieu's concept of illusio. I argue that social services staff's use of discretionary power must be understood at the crossroads of their belief in their professional ethos and the power relations within these centres, which enabled them to frame the element of control as something they had to deal with professionally, rather than something to which they contributed. This sheds light on both the uses of discretion as well as on the articulation of care and control in border humanitarianism.

The Social Reality of Meaning Making: The Dichotomy in the Illness Narratives of Women With Breast Cancer and Biomedical Practitioners in Nigeria.

Despite the increasing burden of breast cancer in the developing world, there is a misunderstanding of the complex and multifaceted relationship between culture and cancer, particularly breast cancer. Hence, a dichotomy of illness narratives exists due to differential meaning making concerning breast cancer. While clinicians always recommend biomedical treatment, women with breast cancer often seek alternative treatment pathways. To explore the experiences of women with breast cancer and clinicians in Nigeria on the dichotomy in the illness narratives. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews and focus group discussion to explore the experiences of 22 women with breast cancer and 7 clinicians in Nigeria on the dichotomy in the illness narratives using grounded theory method analysis. This study revealed that many women living with breast cancer (WLBC) hold health beliefs that are contradictory to the biomedical norm. They mostly sought treatment based on the perceived aetiology of breast cancer. The treatment pathway follows faith and traditional healing as alternatives or sometimes in combination with biomedicine. WLBC reported a constant fear of biomedical treatment, perceived to be harmful to women's sexuality, fertility and body image. Hence, after perceived treatment failure from alternative care, biomedical care becomes the last resort, usually at an advanced stage of breast cancer, often responsible for poor prognosis. There is a dichotomy of illness construction between sufferers and health practitioners. To guide women with breast cancer on the path of care, modern care practitioners should consider some cultural norms and practices without compromising professional ethos.

In case of emergency break glass: Reckoning with Project 2025.

Public health nursing frequently finds itself at the nexus of community and politics. It is a precarious position, one that demands a keen understanding of how decisions made in the halls of power impact the most vulnerable among us. From gutting Medicaid and TANF to eroding protections for LGBTQ individuals and female-headed households, Project 2025 is an affront to public health nursing's moral foundation and professional ethos. This personal reflection challenges nurses to embrace their role as advocatesfor a more just and equitable society.

Teachers need socio-moral competencies to successfully address bias-based bullying: The case for promoting professional ethos

Teachers need socio-moral competencies to successfully address bias-based bullying: The case for promoting professional ethos

Sur la scène des consultations en chiropraxie : une lecture de la relation de soin

The caregiver-patient relationship has been the subject of numerous studies in the field of medicine, but has received little attention in the context of chiropractic care, particularly in France. This ethnographic and sociological study aims to gain a better understanding of the characteristics of the chiropractic relationship in chiropractic care through the observation of consultations followed by interviews with both patients and caregivers. These observations were carried out in the Franco-European Chiropractic Institute’s two outpatient clinics and in three private practices. The data were collected between October 2022 and March 2023. Most of the patients treated their health as an asset to be preserved or even improved, and had a good knowledge of their body as a tool for work and/or sports performance. They turned to chiropractic care to find relief from their pain and a form of care combining technical and interpersonal skills. Chiropractic care is based on manual therapy, combined with a dimension of self-management by the patient. Follow-up of the exercises and advice given by chiropractors varies greatly from patient to patient, from diligent application to non-application, and with everything in between. Trust is the foundation of all care, and even more so in manual therapy, because of the way the hands act on the body. To establish a working alliance with the patient, the chiropractor has to adapt his or her professional ethos and accept compromises regarding the treatment plan envisaged. Cooperation between a patient and a chiropractor is based on trust, the negotiation of objectives, and the division of tasks between the two parties.

It's better to die before dishonour: Linguistic creativity and the negotiation of meaning in the Nigerian Army community of practice

This article investigates emblematic language use and the negotiation of meaning with particular emphasis on generative mechanisms like jargon and slang in two Nigerian Army barracks in Calabar municipality, Cross River State, south-eastern Nigeria. The study is anchored in a linguistic ideology framework which is grounded in beliefs and values people have towards explicit and implicit language use in a particular communicative context. Drawing on qualitative ethnographic data sourced through participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 30 participants who were purposively sampled, the authors argue that jargon and slang are indexical linguistic resources that enable military personnel to create diverse new meanings in the informal linguistic ecology of the army. We conclude that beyond helping to create a new linguistic convention in the barracks, jargon and slang also facilitate the construction of professional identity, enact inclusion/exclusion and sustain dominant values and professional ethos. The study focuses on ways of interpreting the specificity of the military world and the reality of dominance through the prism of these linguistic specimens. Jargon and slang, therefore, offer a firmer lens to appreciate the army's social universe and subjectivities, and more broadly to enhance an understanding of contextually embedded social practices in the military.

Black Professional Ethos: Exploring Black Mentorship Through Narrative Ethnography in Technical Communication

ABSTRACT Black mentorship is key to the professional development of Black scholars in technical and professional communication (TPC) and writing studies. Blending narrative ethnography and grounded theory, this article extends existing investigations into mentorship among Black professionals, by exploring how mentorship and rhetorical kinship among Black TPC and writing professors enrich their professional development. With implications for both academia and industry, this article highlights how Black TPC scholars develop, negotiate, and sustain Black professional ethos.

Fiscal decentralisation and the attenuating effects of inter‐governmental transfers and economic development on corruption in China

AbstractThe consensus in the literature is that fiscal decentralisation is a means to reduce corruption. For China, the attenuating effects of fiscal decentralisation are often enhanced by other factors. This paper argues that prior findings serve to facilitate the design of anti‐corruption measures but they do not address why individuals may engage in corruption. This is especially as individual evidence suggests that engaging in corruption is against professional ethos in China. This paper suggests that intergovernmental transfers and the relative level of economic development of where a public servant is serving influence the decision of whether to engage in corruption. Specifically, intergovernmental transfers and a higher level of local economic development directly affect the resources that a local administration has. In turn, this affects the extent to which one may realise their motivations for a career in the public sector. Empirical estimates for 1998–2013 serve to support the hypothesis.Points for practitioners Fiscal decentralisation mitigates the prevalence of corruption in China in conjunction with other complimentary factors. But engaging in corruption is inconsistent with motivations for a public sector career which include engaging in work for society's greater benefit. Corruption may emerge because public servants feel that they may be unable to achieve their aims for joining the public sector because of local resource constraints. Empirical findings suggest that increased resources to local administrations from intergovernmental transfers and economic development may discourage public servants from deviating from their stated career motivations, that is, engaging in corruption.

INFLUENCE OF VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS’ AUTONOMY IN THE PROCESS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

The autonomy of medical trainees is a critical dimension in their professional maturation. The deployment of visual technologies within the educational frameworks of medical institutions can potentially enhance the autonomy of nascent physicians. However, the discourse on this subject appears to be underexplored. This manuscript endeavors to bridge this lacuna by delineating prospective avenues for inquiry into the interplay between imaging technologies and autonomy. Materials and Methods. In pursuit of the outlined objective, the investigation employed a multifaceted research paradigm: a systematic approach underpins the study's foundational structure; a methodological perspective, considering visualization not merely as an instructional resource but also as a cognitive tool; and a competency-based approach, positing that the accrual of professional competencies transcends mere knowledge, skills, and abilities, embodying a nuanced professional ethos towards the executed job function. Research results. The investigation elucidates a dialectical nexus between the utilization of visualization technologies and the burgeoning autonomy of medical students. Primacy in mastering visualization methodologies during decision-making processes cultivates reflective capacities, heralding the development of metacognitive elements conducive to the appraisal of personal knowledge. Such introspection potentially steers students towards deliberate choices regarding their developmental trajectories, fostering accountability for these decisions and, by extension, the attributes of an autonomous individual. Discussions and Conclusions. A review of extant literature substantiates that the integration of visualization technologies within educational paradigms necessitates a profound methodological familiarity with visualization instruments. The acquisition of visualization technologies mandates the engagement of abstract reasoning, the imperative to conceptualize personal knowledge, and the proficient execution of analytical, synthetic, and modeling techniques to articulate the resultant insights visually. These competencies, while facilitative of autonomy, presuppose an existing degree of individual autonomy, thus illustrating the dialectical interrelation between these constructs.

Listening to the Voices of Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study Providing In-Depth Insights Into Ethical and Individual Challenges.

In their daily practice, health care workers (HCWs) experience the effects of tensions between professional ethos and work realities, which can lead to ethical dilemmas. We aim to explore the ethical dilemmas that affected HCWs in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic and to understand these in the context of the German health system. Between April and December 2022, we interviewed HCWs from various levels of care and key informants responsible for decisions related to HCWs in Germany. Three themes were identified in the data analyzed from 78 participants. The first highlighted the potency of pre-existing health system problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second captured the ethical dilemmas that were described as having arisen due to the tension between professional ethos and structural constraints. The third included factors related to increasing or diminishing the implications of ethical dilemmas. A lack of opportunities for HCWs to participate in political and managerial decisions was suggested to result in policies that do not meet the needs of HCWs and patients. Positive interpersonal interactions were described as helpful when coping with dilemmatic decision-making situations. In order to avoid negative consequences caused by unresolved ethical dilemmas, including moral distress, among HCWs, staff shortages and decision-making in the German health system urgently need to be addressed. HCWs' working conditions regularly evoke ethical dilemmas, particularly during public health emergencies. Together with HCWs, decision-makers must develop new models for working in health care settings that are in line with HCWs' professional ethos.

Educator’s Spirit is the Primary Orientation of the Construction of a High-Quality Teacher-Team in the New Era

The educator’s spirit is the professional ethos that must be cultivated in the process of shaping the new generation of teachers. It serves as the foundational pillar for the growth and development of educators, aligning with the essential prerequisites of a robust educational landscape in the modern era. The spirit of the educator is the primary guiding force behind the cultivation of high-quality teachers in the new era. By elucidating the connotations and essence of the educator’s spirit, it becomes evident that integrating it into teacher development holds unique value. This integration contributes to the advancement of teachers’ morality and ethical frameworks, ensuring effective education delivery that meets public satisfaction and strengthens the nation’s educational strategy. The integration of the educator’s spirit into teacher development is a practical imperative for educators in the new era. It clarifies their value orientation, equips them to navigate risks and challenges, and reconnects them with the true essence of education. Furthermore, incorporating the educator’s spirit into the standardization, cultivation, and institutional frameworks presents a tangible pathway to enhancing the high-quality evolution of teacher development in the new era.

Convicting Politicians for Corruption: The Politics of Criminal Accountability

AbstractWhy are politicians more likely to be prosecuted and convicted for corruption in some contexts rather than in others? Pulling together disparate threads of the literature on what we call the politics of criminal accountability, this review organizes current explanations along three levels of inquiry: (1) micro, encompassing characteristics of individual criminal-accountability agents and defendants, such as their partisanship and ideology, professional ethos, enforcement costs and judicial corruption; (2) meso, emphasizing the independence, capacities and coordination degrees of criminal-accountability institutions; and (3) macro, including the impact of political regimes, political competition, support from civil society, corruption levels and international norms. In doing so, we draw attention to methodological shortcomings and opportunities for research on the topic, providing a roadmap for this field of inquiry that also includes unexplored questions and tentative answers. Furthermore, we present new systematic data set that reveals a substantial increase in the conviction of former heads of government for corruption since 2000, underscoring the importance of the phenomenon and highlighting the need for further research into the politics of criminal accountability.

International Mobility and the “Academic” Ethos of Women in the Global Contemporary Art World: Double-Edged Means of Gaining Recognition

This article draws on a research study of intra-European migrations by Spanish artists and artist intermediaries in order to investigate the specific ways in which women build careers within the globalized contemporary art world. The uncertainties involved in pursuing both an artistic career and international migration frequently lead to “academic” behaviours among women in the population studied. Strategies such as turning to international programmes for artistic creation and international mobility and accumulating professional certifications facilitate these women’s career entries and allow them to aspire to internationalization, but such strategies may be counter-productive in the long term. This article shows how the academic professional ethos commonly found among women artists carries the risk of trapping them in gendered stereotypes and pushing them either towards dominated positions in the contemporary art world or professional bifurcation.

Воинский этос GI в культурном коде США (на материале прецедентных текстов армейского идиома)

The paper scrutinizes professional image of the American serviceman’s world from the axiological perspective. It focuses on US national values as well as the moral and ethical image of the military cohort. The object of the study is the axiosphere of the US military society expressed in the official register of the military sublanguage. The subject area of our research embraces precedent texts of military officialese, which set forth the basis of military ethos. This research aims to identify unique value orientations attributed to the US military cohort’s members. On the one hand, these values constitute the professional ethos and, on the other hand, however, they collide with generally accepted axiological standards of the civilian mother culture. The scientific novelty of the study consists in the fact that the comparison of maternal culture values and the values of its socio-professional group of service members is conducted for the first time. Despite the abundance of publications on this issue (mainly works in sociology, psychology, medicine, and history), the phenomenon of the identity of a serviceman’s professional ethos is still insufficiently examined from the standpoint of linguocultural studies and sociolinguistics. The research findings demonstrated a partial identity of the value orientations compared. The professional environment reveals a number of values that are largely not inherent in the “civilian world”. The latter include messianism, a sense of belonging to the highest values of the nation, sacrifice of military service, collective spirit (esprit de corps), and others. This paper represents the first attempt to dissect the axiosphere of the GI through textual works of officialese. The contrastive analysis allowed us to identify the key values declared by the US defense establishment.

Professional Ethos and Resilience in the Identity of Practicum Students during the Pandemic Context

Professional Ethos and Resilience in the Identity of Practicum Students during the Pandemic Context

Like the space in-between beats :a dialogue on dialogues

This article transmits a dialogue between two theatre practitioners: theatre maker Lotte van den Berg, co-founder of Building Conversation, and performer/creator Marije Nie, co-founder of the Parliament of Practices and the Cross Pollination collective. The dialogue is not an argument or a debate, it is an encounter in the space in-between, in-between our practises, experiences, professional ethos and praxis as theatre-makers. It is an exercise in inviting the swirls and eddies of thoughts and impulses and following them, with care. The text follows the meandering path of the dialogue, both an exchange and a search for a state of being together that allows thoughts to emerge and take flight while staying connected to our centres, like in a physical theatre training.

FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES OF A BACHELOR OF CULTURAL STUDIES IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING THE DISCIPLINES OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

The article analyzes the place and role of the disciplines «Museum Studies», «Fundamentals of Socio-Cultural Design», «Information Technologies for Professional Activity», and «University Education and Academic Writing» in the system of Bachelor of Cultural Studies professional training. The stages of the above-mentioned disciplines' introduction into educational and professional programs «Cultural Studies» of the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education in the specialty 034 Cultural Studies of the field of knowledge 03 Humanities of different years of introduction have been determined. The scope, form of control, and transformation of educational components have been clarified. It has been established that the introduction of such disciplines as mandatory for professional training is directly related to the approval by the State Standard of Higher Education of Ukraine for specialty 034 «Cultural Studies» for the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education.
 The study of the discipline's content shows that the topics presented in the programs have a clear practical orientation and allow to effectively form the future specialist’s professional skills and abilities. The priority importance of these disciplines in the formation of specific (professional, subject) competencies, which corresponds to SC1, SC2, SC3, SC6, SC8, SC9, SC10, SC11, and SC12 of the educational and professional program «Cultural Studies» has been proven for the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education in the specialty 034 Cultural Studies of the field of knowledge 03 Humanities.
 This approach corresponds to the goals of education stated in the standard of higher education and modern trends in the training of a competitive, high-class specialist who can actively develop his creative potential, which is necessary for solving complex multifaceted socio-cultural objectives and practical problems.
 In addition, it contributes to the formation of a specialist with an innovative type of thinking, capable not only of perceiving and adapting but also of producing changes in society, taking into account the norms of professional ethics. The formation of the professional ethos of a cultural specialist is extremely important in the context of the process of Ukraine’s integration into the European community, which requires new communication skills and activities with a fundamentally tolerant, non-aggressive approach to other traditions, views, and norms.

Physicians’ duty to climate protection as an expression of their professional identity: a defence from Korsgaard’s neo-Kantian moral framework

The medical profession is observing a rising number of calls to action considering the threat that climate change poses to global human health. Theory-led bioethical analyses of the scope and...

From Physicians’ Professional Ethos towards Medical Ethics and Bioethics. A German Perspective on Historical Experiences and Lasting Commitments, edited by Delkeskamp-Hayes, C.

From Physicians’ Professional Ethos towards Medical Ethics and Bioethics. A German Perspective on Historical Experiences and Lasting Commitments, edited by Delkeskamp-Hayes, C.

Archives, Decolonization, and the Politics of Tribal Sovereignty: An Examination of Accessibility Barriers to Indigenous Federal Recognition Research in the United States

ABSTRACT While decolonizing accessibility and access to research materials in archives is emerging as an emphasis of scholarship, it is unclear to what extent existing decolonial frameworks operationalize Indigenous sovereignty. The primary goals of tribes and Indigenous communities revolve around sovereignty and self-determination. In the United States, decolonial approaches to archives often prioritize accessibility of collections, rather than contemplating if the accessible changes have tangible positive impacts on Indigenous user needs. In this research, the authors examine whether the intentions underlying decolonial archival work articulated in the literature contribute to a nexus of inaccessibility for Indigenous researchers seeking to assert sovereignty and/or federal acknowledgement. Federal acknowledgment is a socio-anthropological political procedure for recognition as a sovereign nation and a method for tribes to gain access to federal services. This process entangles archives in ongoing settler colonial practices antithetical to professional decolonial ethos. Through an overview of the recognition process, this research centers the politics of sovereignty as a framework to uncover the confluence of colonial logics within accessibility and archival research services. Recognition research elucidates areas of decolonial thinking that continue to remake settler colonial structures rather than enhancing accessibility for Indigenous communities of all statuses.