How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers
This study examines how mentor teachers and teacher emotions influence the professional identity and career choices of preservice preschool teachers in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. A quantitative approach was adopted, with data collected from 230 preservice preschool teachers through validated...
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| author | Xinyue Zhang Mohd Nazri Bin Abdul Rahman Haris Bin Abd Wahab Lianying Qiu |
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| description | This study examines how mentor teachers and teacher emotions influence the professional identity and career choices of preservice preschool teachers in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. A quantitative approach was adopted, with data collected from 230 preservice preschool teachers through validated questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the relationships between mentor support, teacher emotions, professional identity, and career choice. Results revealed that mentor support significantly enhanced both professional identity and career decisions, with teacher emotions serving as both mediators and moderators in these relationships. These findings underscore the critical role of mentorship and emotional experiences in shaping career readiness and professional identity, highlighting the need for teacher education programs to integrate emotional support within mentorship frameworks to better prepare preservice teachers for their future roles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d4bf94ab18347d5b9c014adb130ceae2025-08-26T05:27:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2025-08-011010.3389/feduc.2025.15690621569062How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachersXinyue Zhang0Mohd Nazri Bin Abdul Rahman1Haris Bin Abd Wahab2Lianying Qiu3Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Social Administration and Justice, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaNanchang Institute of Science and Technology, Nanchang, ChinaThis study examines how mentor teachers and teacher emotions influence the professional identity and career choices of preservice preschool teachers in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. A quantitative approach was adopted, with data collected from 230 preservice preschool teachers through validated questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the relationships between mentor support, teacher emotions, professional identity, and career choice. Results revealed that mentor support significantly enhanced both professional identity and career decisions, with teacher emotions serving as both mediators and moderators in these relationships. These findings underscore the critical role of mentorship and emotional experiences in shaping career readiness and professional identity, highlighting the need for teacher education programs to integrate emotional support within mentorship frameworks to better prepare preservice teachers for their future roles.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1569062/fullmentor teachersteacher emotionsprofessional identitycareer choicepreservice teacherspreschool education |
| spellingShingle | Xinyue Zhang Mohd Nazri Bin Abdul Rahman Haris Bin Abd Wahab Lianying Qiu How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers Frontiers in Education mentor teachers teacher emotions professional identity career choice preservice teachers preschool education |
| title | How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers |
| title_full | How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers |
| title_fullStr | How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers |
| title_short | How mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers |
| title_sort | how mentor teachers and emotions influence professional identity and career decisions of preservice preschool teachers |
| topic | mentor teachers teacher emotions professional identity career choice preservice teachers preschool education |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1569062/full |
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