Moving towards a model of professional identity formation in midwifery through conversations and positioning theory Phillips, Diane and Hayes, Barbara 2006, Moving towards a model of professional identity formation in midwifery through conversations and positioning theory, Australian journal of adult learning, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 224-242. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads phillips-movingtowards-2006.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.20MB 45 Title Moving towards a model of professional identity formation in midwifery through conversations and positioning theory Author(s) Phillips, Diane orcid.org/0000-0003-1586-9828 Hayes, Barbara Journal name Australian journal of adult learning Volume number 46 Issue number 2 Start page 224 End page 242 Publisher Adult Learning Australia Place of publication Canberra, A. C. T. Publication date 2006-07 ISSN 1443-1394 Summary The disciplines of nursing and midwifery both uphold a powerful oral tradition that can impact upon student learning. Students enrolled in a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery are supervised and assessed by midwives during their placements in midwifery practice settings by a program of 'preceptorship' support and where conversations are innate. Positioning theory, eveloped by Harre and others, is a metaphorical concept in which an individual 'positions' herself/himself within entities of encompassing people, institutions and societies where conversations are conducted either privately or publicly. As construction sites of professional learning, conversations are underpinned by reflective practices.In unravelling conversations, positioning may be applied as an analytical tool by educators to interpret the emerging meanings and themes in their discussions with students, reflective journals by students and in meetings with preceptors/midwives. Language eng Field of Research 111006 Midwifery Socio Economic Objective 0 Not Applicable HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, Adult Learning Australia Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003567 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:12:29 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 23:34:00 EST Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 11:02:41 EST Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 11:07:27 EST Mon, 04 Dec 2017, 13:35:44 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 13:52:08 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:59:05 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 665 Abstract Views, 45 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:56:50 EST