PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Burton, Sue
AU  - Boschmans, Shirley-Anne
AU  - Hoelson, Chris
TI  - Self-Perceived Professional Identity of Pharmacy Educators in South Africa
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe7710210
DP  - 2013 Dec 16
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 210
VI  - 77
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/77/10/210.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/77/10/210.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2013 Dec 16; 77
AB  - Objective. To identify, describe, and analyze the self-perceived professional identities of pharmacy educators within the South African context.Methods. Narrative interviews were conducted, recorded, and transcribed. Thematic analysis and interpretation of the transcripts were conducted using qualitative data analysis software.Results. Multiplicities of self-perceived professional identities were identified. All of these were multi-faceted and could be situated on a continuum between pharmacist identity on one end and academic identity on the other. In addition, 6 key determinants were recognized as underpinning the participants’ self-perception of their professional identity.Conclusion. This study afforded a better understanding of who pharmacy educators in South Africa are as professionals. Moreover, the findings contribute to an international, collective understanding of the professional identity of pharmacy educators.