On Becoming a Psychologist: Emerging identity in education

di Katrin Kullasepp (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024

On Becoming a Psychologist explores the professional identity construction of psychology students, examining their entry into the psychology profession from a socio-cultural perspective. The book brings together socio-cultural approaches and Dialogical Self Theory to gain comprehensive insight into the developmental processes behind the formation of professional identity. It conceptualises the process of becoming a psychologist as an intrapersonally and interpersonally unique semiotic process of self-regulation that unfolds through dialogical relations with the individual’s socio-cultural surroundings. Building on empirical research, the book outlines the results of a longitudinal study of a cohort of psychology students throughout their studies and following their graduation. The study sheds light on how professional role expectations are negotiated between the different aspects of the self, with a particular focus on how the self is positioned throughout the course of professional education. Offering a unique perspective on the socio-cultural construction of professional identity, this book will be of great interest to scholars, researchers and graduate students in the fields of cultural psychology, applied psychology and social psychology.

• Autore: Katrin Kullasepp
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 214 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 430 gr.
• EAN: 9781032313245

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