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Table 1 Gee’s power-based identity model: “Four ways to view identity” (2001)a

From: May I see your ID, please? An explorative study of the professional identity of undergraduate medical education leaders

Process

 

Power

Sources of power

Nature-identity:

a state

developed from

forces

in nature

Institution-identity:

a position

authorized by

authorities

within institutions

Discourse –identity:

an individual trait

recognized in

the discourse/dialogue

of/with “rational” individuals

Affinity-identity:

experiences

shared in

the practice

of “affinity groups”

  1. aTable reproduced with permission of JP Gee from his original work “Identity as an analytical lens for research in education” (2001)