A Review of Research on Teachers'Image in China Since the New Century——Visual Analysis Based on CiteSpace Knowledge Mapping
Using CiteSpace visual analysis tool,we mined 1,075 pieces of literature on teachers'image research since the beginning of the new cen-tury,and carried out research from the perspectives of total number of articles,analysis of the core authors,sorting of research institutions,keywords and research hotspots and frontiers,etc.,in order to summarize the current situation and hotspots of the research on teachers'image in China,and to explore the frontiers and trends in the development.The results show that the research on teachers'image in China has gone through four stages:the initial devel-opment period,the fluctuating and declining period,the diversified blowout period,and the high and stabilizing period;"Teacher moral construction","professional image"and"serving as a model for others"are the main themes of the research on teachers'image.The study suggests that the connotation of teachers'image should be further clarified,the academic research community should be constructed,the information empowerment should boost the in-novation and change of the research model,and the research path of teachers'image should be broadened.