Moving towards a model of professional identity formation in midwifery through conversations and positioning theory
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: The disciplines of nursing and midwifery both uphold a powerful oral tradition that can impact upon student learning. Students enrolled in a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery are supervised and assessed by midwives during their placements in midwifery practice settings by a program of 'preceptorship' support and where conversations are innate. Positioning theory, developed by Harre and others, is a metaphorical concept in which an individual 'positions' herself/himself within entities of encompassing people, institutions and societies where conversations are conducted either privately 01' publicly. As construction sites of professional learning, conversations are underpinned by reflective practices.
Authors: Diane Phillips, Barbara Hayes
Language: English
Subfield: Research and Theory
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
Funders: Deakin University, James Cook University
OpenAlex ID: W13568809