Universities require highly qualified and committed instructors to carry out the significant tasks of educating the future generation of the society. The primary interest of this study was to explore the construct of teacher commitment to determine its dimensions and components and finally design EFL Teachers’ Professional Commitment Questionnaire. First, through a thorough analysis of th...

aim: professional commitment has been widely discussed during the last decade. there is no comprehensive definition about “professional commitment in iranian nurses.” hence, this study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the concept of professional commitment in iranian nurses. materials and methods: hybrid model was used in three phases. firstly, in the theoretical phase, data were retriev...

AIM Professional commitment has been widely discussed during the last decade. There is no comprehensive definition about "professional commitment in Iranian nurses." Hence, this study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the concept of professional commitment in Iranian nurses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hybrid model was used in three phases. Firstly, in the theoretical phase, data were retriev...

Using a social exchange framework, we examined the relationship of work status (in)congruency with organization-specific and job-specific aspects of perceived employer commitment and with nurses’ commitment to their organization, to their job, and to their profession. The participants were 1,230 female nurses employed in community health agencies in Canada. Part-time nurses preferring full-time...

Professionalism has been described by the American Board of Internal Medicine as “constituting those attitudes and behaviors that serve to maintain patient interest above physician self-interest.”1 The word profession is derived from profess which means 'to proclaim something publicly'. The act of 'profession' of commitment to an ideal to which the professional should conform is the essence of ...

conclusions the results of the study provided valuable guidelines for the researchers and managers trying to increase organizational commitment. findings indicated that even with the pressures and challenges in the midwifery profession, midwives can still be committed and engaged by enhancing their job satisfaction and decreasing occupational stress. background stress and job dissatisfaction ha...