Professional autonomy and the opthalmic optician.

Physicians and professional autonomy.

154 JMAJ, May / June 2014—Vol.57, No.3 1. What constitutes the exact definition and concepts of the term profession is not clear. In Europe, where the word profession was born, clergy, physicians, and attorneys have been traditionally referred to as the 3 major professions. Here, I would like to state the fundamental features of profession bearing in mind the latter two in particular: physician...

Investigating the Effects of English Language Teachers’ Professional Identity and Autonomy in Their Success

Because of the importance of instructor success in the adequacy of instruction and learning, this study aimed to explain the impact of two factors, namely language teachers’ professional identity and autonomy, with respect to their success. To this end, 190 Iranian EFL teachers, including university lecturers and language institute teachers, participated in this study. As for data collection, t...

The dark side of professions – the role of professional autonomy in creating 'great professional disasters' *******************

[The social representation of nurse's professional autonomy in public health].

The object of this study was the nurse's professional autonomy and had the following specific objectives: describe and analyze the social representations of the nurses 'professional role and analyze the professional autonomy-dependence binomial. As theoretical methodological reference it was chose the Social Representations Theory It was proceeded in-depth interviews with 30 nurses of the basic...

Professional autonomy of occupational health nurses in the United States.

Autonomy, the freedom to practice independently and to exercise professional judgment in practice activities, is a central element for professional practice. Numerous articles and studies have reported on professional autonomy in general nursing practice; however, professional autonomy for occupational health nurses has not been explored in depth. This article advances the development of a body...