Self-Represented Personal Qualities Toward Career Identity Among Teachers In Higher Education

Abstract

Every individual before and now aim to work hard and smart to create an identity for themselves. The new idea of a career is by being individually strong-minded, multi-directional, dynamic, and fluid (Hall,1986; Hall and Mirvis, 1995; Baruch, 2004) and are associated intimately with the image of self and felt identity (Hall 1986; Sullivan, 1998). This study aims to identify one’s perceived personal qualities in one’s career identity. One’s career identity is based on expressing one’s qualities. To perform the functions of his job, the person needs to have certain qualities, and develop and exercise them on a day-to-day basis. The data collection was done by semi-structured interviews and transcripts were made and member checking was done. The narratives were read to collect the codes and themes were identified. The themes that emerged were being trustworthy, being willing to take feedback from students, being Self-evaluative, doing my responsibilities, being sympathetic, having Communication skills, being Approachable, Confidence, and active Listener. On the contrary when they were indicated by the students were being role models, giving facts, upscaling, handling classroom responsibilities, drawing boundaries, having Critical thinking ability, being able to build trust and confidence, being self-reflective, and being able to give feedback to students.