Extended Professionalism Of Chinese Context

I believe that most important indicators of professionalism that I possess are respect, accountability and tenacity. I show respect by listening, being fair, and following through. Instead of seeking to control children’s behavior, rather try to respect and understand it. Being accountable not only means being responsible for something but also ultimately being answerable for your actions. Being engaged as a teacher is important to professionalism because

What does Professionalism mean to me? Professionalism in my term means it is someone who is very dedicated to their profession. It is an important and great decision to follow by the rules and ethics of professionalism. If we did not have anyone that cared about their profession it would cause a lot of problems in our society today. It could cause a lot of disruption in your workplace. In order to abide by professionalism you must take pride in your job, percieve realistic goals and values, and know what your expectations are.

My definition of professionalism is a person that carries themselves in a respectful manner. The professional is educated, has a clean appearance, well spoken, and treats others with respect and integrity. When a person is not professional it reflects poorly on the company. I have experienced unprofessional behavior quite often. I have seen nurses, and other medical professionals, act unprofessional. I will share a story of a very unprofessional situation. This situation put me in a position where I had to make a moral and legal decision and take the appropriate action. Two nurse aids were bathing a man that was in a coma. He had a penal implant from having prostate cancer. The implant was a pump. While bathing him the girls pumped his penis up, took pictures and sent the pictures to my phone along with derogatory remarks. The girls thought this was funny. I did not. I thought it was extremely unprofessional, and degrading to that patient. The girls were my friends, so the decision I had to make was not easy. I went to my nurse manager and took the appropriate action and steps. The girls did lose their jobs. I did feel bad for them, but I felt worse for that man. I had to do what was right.

(170) For the situation in affluent professional schools, parents are even involved in student's school work. the students will have the chance to work independently, teachers negotiate with their students and students are encouraged to be independent and having a creative mind. (172) The executive elite schools, teachers were polite and taught the students to challenge each other on which one had the

Professionalism in the workplace, is the absolute key to having a successful, and smoothly run business. Professionalism is something that must be maintained by every individual within the work setting, especially in health care, whether it is the janitor, activity director, nursing assistant, doctor, or even the head administrator. Professionalism encompasses many aspects, such as teamwork, attitude, environment, knowledge, morals, and ethics.

This weeks reading centered on the theme of professional development in the global context. The first core reading by Phuong-Mai Nguygen, discuss the well-known implementation of culturally appropriate pedagogy in the case of Confucian Heritage Cultural (CHC) context. In doing so, the authors stress their concern in incorporating Western educational methodology in non-western nations by outlying the various consequences of the situation. The second article by Manhong Lai discusses the 2003 curriculum reform of education in Mainland China to improve the quality of senior secondary education. Similarly, Lai discusses how Mainland China decided to initiate reform for the purpose of moving from a teacher-centered to a student-centered approach in teaching, a concept embraced by Western educational systems. However, throughout this article Lai outlines the ways in which teachers coped with the challenges of the reform and how their work was affected by it.

Everywhere you go and in everything you do, professionalism comes in to account in some way or another. Professionalism has been defined as, “a strict adherence to courtesy, honesty and responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment” (Clarke, 2015). When it comes to the career of nursing, professionalism is taken to a whole other level. Not only does professionalism come in to account with your business professionals and peers, but you have patients with whom professionalism is highly practiced as well. Professionalism in nursing means that you are able to handle all the responsibilities given to you in an efficient and proper way. It means that when you are given an order that needs to be carried out by a doctor or a patient who needs your help, you adhere to what is being expected of you in a timely manner. Physicians put trust into nurses in order to carry out orders that are needed to save patients’ lives. If you’re not looked at as professional and responsible, it is going to be very hard to have a successful career. Responsibility is what nursing is all about. Professionalism in nursing means that along with taking on big responsibilities, you have discipline. Discipline in nursing is crucial to being successful. Not only to keep your patients safe, but so that you personally are on the ball and looked at by others as professional, therefore, making you a great nurse. Professionalism means that you have the

Demonstrating concern and appreciation for others reveals obligation to professionalism. When dealing with professional clients, our action should demonstrate loyalty, and exceeds expectations. By doing so, we need to maintain a commitment to the highest standards of professionalism. Also, cooperate with our coworkers that can be beneficial to our tasks.

The late 1900s brought about a great deal of change for China in terms of basic education. In 1978, a policy of globalization took effect, and the Peoples Republic of China began to interact with the world much more than in its previous years. Subsequently, in 1985, the “Decision on the Reform of educational structure” was mandated by the Communist Party. This placed the responsibility of education on local governments. A year later, the Compulsory Education Law of the People’s Republic of China was passed, making basic education a legal requirement of citizens. Throughout the 1990s, more laws were passed that further refined education, detailing the requirements for quality socialistic educations, and promoting science and technology as vital elements. The result of this reform was a tremendous increase in kindergartens, primary, junior and senior secondary schools. Enrollment rates at primary and junior secondary schools were 98.58% and 90% respectively. Employed full-time teachers were nearly 5.8 million in 2002 (4). These details show that a thoroughly educated Chinese culture is still young, and without a doubt these developments affect the practice of the medical professional.

For this reason, the Chinese teachers rarely ever addressed politics or controversies in China, but focused on “…language lessons on such general topics as kinship, food, occupations, and the natural environment” (333). Therefore, many students and their parents thought that this lack of discussion about the politics of China in the educational material was in fact “…the epitome of politics itself” (336). They believed that the state was controlling the messages in the class in order to avoid certain topics purposely. As a result, the Confucius Institutes actually “…reinforced images of a state whose power is constructed through censorship and dictatorship” (335). While the students and parents developed this idea because of their American background and the corresponding view of China, the Chinese teachers offered an opposing view of their state.

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines professionalism as the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person. Yet the White Paper on Pharmacy Student Professionalism says it is displaying values, beliefs and attitudes that put the needs of another about your personal needs. There is still another definition. The Medical Professionalism Project says professionalism is the basis of medicine's contract with society. It demands placing the interests of patients above those of the physician, setting and maintaining standards of competence and integrity, and providing expert advice to society on matters of health. In my opinion, a person's attitude, values, and behaviors

The appearance of something is the first thing that someone will see and is the basis for any judgements for that thing. Without anything being said, everyone makes their inferences instinctually on what they see. Maintaining and appearance that gives off a professional impression is very important. While some may believe that some liberties can be taken to dress choice in the workplace, in reality the importance of professionalism exceeds the want for freedom of dress due to the expectations of the customers and business partners.

The culture of China has deeply engrained commitment to learning its citizenry by placing high meaning on book learning and formal education than other civilizations. Education in china was placed as a path to government career since they were determined to bureaucratic appointment, a path to prestige and authority by eligible men of humble birth to rise to the top. This is unlike the US because leaders wished to develop well rounded citizens but there were others who advocated for more practical goals of learning modern science and technology to reform the country in countering western imperialism (Mohrman, Geng, & Wang, 2011). Attaining the status of a Professor one must sustain a distinguished track record of scholarly achievement within one university and academic discipline to be promoted from an associate professor. The position of professor is usually tenured but not for private and church affiliated institutions (BISO, 2010). The status of a professor is the highest of the standard academic ranks with advancement past the rank of professor involves administrative duties. There is no mandatory retirement age in this occupation and full professor in the US is around 55 years with only few people attains the position before attaining that age. Full professor earn on average 70% more than the associate professor in the same institution but those in private institutions earn less (Kim, 2012). Promotion of professors comes with increased administrative responsibilities

Chapter I and II from Chinese Business Etiquette: A guide to protocol, manners, and culture in the people republic of China by Scott D. Seligman is a book explaining different situations that gives an insight about that complexities faced by the Westerners doing business and travelling to China. “Good manners is generally just good common sense anyways.” (Seligman 1998) This was written in his introduction where in he stated that situations, attitudes and practices are timeless. This being said, this book was written almost 17 years ago in which an issue of “advancement” and “adaptation” can be raised since it evolves and develops rapidly. In addition, the question raised about this book being the most suitable for Canadians to learn about Chinese etiquette is simply answered 17 years ago as well. Regardless of the time when it was written and published the book conveys what a westerner or any other culture can experience in China. Furthermore, Seligman started by telling the audience of the book of what to expect and continued with personal experience and situations that an individual in different situations can possibly encounter. He also included tips and recap from what the chapter is about. In addition, having a good insight it is very evident that the author integrated himself into the book. These two chapters evolved around business situations from Chinese learning Western technological advancement to having business relationships and their specification.

There has been a lot of criticisms about China’s education system. People from disparate occupations and social status are having complaints from various perspectives. Some assume the vital problem of Chinese education is that the fixed mind-set of