Professional Socialization: A Retrospective View from Graduation to Full-Time Employment

Autor/inn/en	Harper, Megan; Singe, Stephanie M.; Ostrowski, Jennifer
Titel	Professional Socialization: A Retrospective View from Graduation to Full-Time Employment
Quelle	In: Athletic Training Education Journal, 17 (2022) 1, S.75-85 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-380X
Schlagwörter	Socialization; Allied Health Personnel; Athletics; Education Work Relationship; Allied Health Occupations Education; Masters Programs; Professional Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socialisation; Sozialisation; Leichtathletik; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang
Abstract	Context: It is assumed that after the transition to practice, athletic trainers will have developed stronger decision-making strategies, will have become comfortable within their role, and will be able to reflect on how their employer assisted them through the transition-to-practice process. Objective: The goal of this study was to gain an understanding of how athletic trainers have gone through the transition-to-practice process and what resources they relied on during and after the transition. Design: Qualitative study, phenomenological design. Setting: Semistructured interviews. Patients or Other Participants: Twelve athletic trainers (10 women, 2 men; 4.0 ± 2 years certified) agreed to participate. Data saturation guided the total number of participants for this study. Data Collection and Analysis: Videoconference interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim using Zoom. Credibility of the study was maintained using several mechanisms, including expert/peer review, member checks, and researcher triangulation. Results: Two themes emerged as different points in time of the athletic trainer's transition to practice. The first theme was pre-entrance into the workforce, and within this theme, athletic trainers were able to reflect on the strategies and resources that were provided to them by their professional master of athletic training program. Within the second theme, post-entrance into the workforce, athletic trainers were able to recall the resources that were provided to them by their employers and those additional resources that were sought out individually. Conclusions: Athletic trainers recognized how their master of athletic training programs prepared them for the transition-to-practice process based on the didactic coursework and intentional clinical education experiences. Athletic trainers also recognized the resources that were and were not provided to them to assist them in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities, as well as realizing the additional resources they needed to enhance their own clinical practice. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01