A Study on the Status and Influencing Factors of Pre-service Teachers'Professional Development at Comprehensive Universities in China
The professional development of the pre-service teachers is directly related to the stability of their future teaching and indirectly affects the quality of education.This study conducted a survey on the level of professional development of 3,787 pre-service teachers from the comprehensive universi-ties in five major regions nationwide.It was found that the overall professional development level of these pre-service teachers is relatively high,but the level of teacher professional competency is lower than the other dimensions,especially reflected in the need for further improvement indiscipline trans-formation capacity;The third-year pre-service teachers'development is rather difficult,with regards to the uncertainty of role identity and career planning.The study also found the imbalance of profession-al development level between urban and rural pre-service teachers.As the places of origins change from cities to rural areas,the pre-service teachers'performance may show different charactersitics in some aspects.To improve the professional development of pre-service teachers from comprehensive u-niversities,it is necessary to integrate discipline courses to deepen their subject understanding,create teacher education culture to enhance teacher professional identity,and highlight regional characteristic of teacher education courses to promote the construction of a high-quality and balanced teaching force.
comprehensive universitiespre-service teacherspre-service professional developmentpro-fessional developmenthigh-quality teaching force
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