Learning to be a Psychologist: The Construction of Identity in an Online Forum

Autor/in	Perrotta, C.
Titel	Learning to be a Psychologist: The Construction of Identity in an Online Forum
Quelle	In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 22 (2006) 6, S.456-466 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-4909
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00193.x
Schlagwörter	Discourse Analysis; Discussion; Psychology; Educational Environment; Ethnicity; Computer Mediated Communication; Psychologists; Psychological Studies; Learning Modalities; Cultural Context; Critical Theory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; Diskussion; Psychologie; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ethnizität; Computerkonferenz; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Kritische Theorie
Abstract	The paper reports a study that investigated the construction of a common identity in an online Italian forum of psychologists based on asynchronous CMC. Discourse analysis was carried out on 20 discussions, and three Interpretative Repertoires were identified: (i) Professional Boundaries, (ii) disempowered psychology and (iii) psychology and health, which refer to three recurrent modalities of constructing the psychological profession. The study suggests that a framework drawing on social constructionism and Bourdieu's critical theory can help understand some aspects of identity in, and across, communities of practice. The main conclusion is that analysing "critically" how identities are constructed in learning environments, virtual or not, allows reconsidering the role of the cultural context in the production of those identities. (Author).
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