Characterization of the professional identity of teachers in higher education in relation to comprehensive education

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https://doi.org/10.15332/erdi.v12i1.2884

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Higher education, Professional identity, Comprehensive education, Emotions

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to characterize the professional identity of teachers in higher education in relation to comprehensive education. Data has been collected from a sample of 588 teachers in different professional fields. For this purpose, a Likert-type questionnaire was designed that explored three identity dimensions: beliefs, practical theories, and feelings of the teaching staff, in relation to ethical and axiological, aptitude, emotional and disciplinary training. The results were obtained through descriptive analysis, factor analysis and relative frequencies, showing the identity preferences of the teachers, within which the orientation towards the formation of feelings stood out and the existence of four factors that corroborated the dimensions under study, in addition to the homogeneous nature of teachers' preferences in relation to this field of teaching despite their professional differences. The results are relatively new in the context of identity studies.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Hernando Gómez Torres, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

Psychologist, M.S. in Educational Psychology, PhD in Educational Psychology. Teacher, Psychology Program, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Bogota, Colombia.

Gelber Yesid Castro Gutiérrez, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

B.A in Philosophy, M.A. in Education. Teacher, Philosophy Department, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Bogota, Colombia.

William Harold Romero Neisa, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

B.A. in Philosophy, M.S. in Political Science, M.A. in Education. Teacher, Department of Philosophy, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Bogota, Colombia.

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2022-06-30

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Gómez Torres FH, Castro Gutiérrez GY, Romero Neisa WH. Characterization of the professional identity of teachers in higher education in relation to comprehensive education. ESPIRAL [Internet]. 2022Jun.30 [cited 2025Dec.7];12(1):23-4. Available from: https://revistas.ustabuca.edu.co/index.php/ESPIRAL/article/view/2884

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