How Does Educational Internship Support Enhance Teacher Commitment Among Normal Students?——Based on a Survey of 5 Normal Universities in the Northwest China
Teacher commitment,as an important component of teachers'professional quality,can drive individuals to choose and fully engage in teaching work,and educational internship is a key measure to cultivate normal students'teacher commitment.In order to improve the supply of teachers in underdeveloped areas of China and promote the balanced develop-ment of quality basic education,Dinggang internship has become an important form of educational internships for normal students.This study focuses on how to effectively improve the teacher commitment of student teachers in Dinggang intern-ship.Based on a mixed-method research design,an analysis of questionnaire data from 610 normal students from five normal universities in the northwest and interview texts from 45 normal students revealed that:Educational internship support has a significant positive predictive effect on the teacher commitment of normal students participating in Dinggang internship,and professional development agency plays a partial mediating effect in the influence path.The teacher commitment of normal students has differentiated under the field of Dinggang internship.Based on this,it is recommended to strengthen teaching guidance,emotional communication,and material security in Dinggang internship,and stimulate the professional develop-ment agency of normal students participating in Dinggang internship.
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