Metaphors of Identity and Professional Practice: Learning From the Scholar-Practitioner

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-341

  Kram, Kathy E ^a   Wasserman, Ilene C ^b   Yip, Jeffrey ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICW Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

career development; metaphors; professional identity; scholar practitioner; subidentities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864395009     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886312439097     Document Type: Article

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