Professional Identity of Human Resource Training and Development of Graduate Students at Tabriz University: A Phenomenological Study

This research aims to study professional identity in the mutual experiences of human resources training and development of graduate students at Tabriz University. In this research, a qualitative approach with a phenomenological method was used. The population of the study consisted of all human resources training and development students studying at Tabriz University who are familiar with the field of education and human resource development. So based on purposeful sampling, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 students and to ensure the reliability, accuracy, and correctness of the data, the interview questions reviewed and approved by the experts and repeated study, compare continuous data, summarize and categorize information methods was used. Data were analyzed by the Smith method proposed. Results include five main themes of the role of discipline, reasons of choosing discipline, nature of discipline, limitations of discipline, promotion the status of the discipline was obtained that each main themes also has several sub- themes. Results showed that introduction of discipline, reinforcing its position, providing the necessary and related professional resources and determination of the boundaries of disciplines can be useful steps in achieving professional identity of human resources training and development graduate students.