The aim of this paper is to adopt a contingency approach and study important factors for academics’ Professional Identity. Based on a sample of 112 academics we run a descriptive analysis to understand if variables such as gender, age, nationality and teaching mode do have an influence on academics’ Professional Identity. Our results show that teaching mode is a relevant factor to be considered.
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Cristina Sancha, Alba Barbarà-i-Molinero. (2016). Academics’ Professional Identity: A Contingency Perspective. Social Sciences, 5(6-1), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ss.s.2016050601.14
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Cristina Sancha; Alba Barbarà-i-Molinero. Academics’ Professional Identity: A Contingency Perspective. Soc. Sci. 2016, 5(6-1), 29-34. doi: 10.11648/j.ss.s.2016050601.14
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