Author(s)

Lin Weng ¹, Shuyue Huang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ South China Business School, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Trade, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510545, China

Corresponding Author

Lin Weng

ABSTRACT

Preschool education serves as the fundamental building block for a nation's future development, thereby rendering it crucial to enhance the professional identity of undergraduate students pursuing preschool education. This study delves into the pivotal methods of fostering this sense of identity among preschool education majors, focusing on three primary aspects: government support, institutional assurance, and individual motivation. Firstly, through government support, a conducive environment for professional growth is fostered, thereby elevating the professional status of preschool education. This involves refining the talent cultivation model, bolstering academic self-efficacy, optimizing professional training conditions, fostering emotional identification with the profession, and enhancing students' sense of belonging through strengthened curriculum-based ideological and political education. Secondly, institutional assurance creates favorable conditions for professional development and perfects professional security mechanisms. Similar to government support, this involves enhancing the talent cultivation model, bolstering academic self-efficacy, optimizing professional training conditions, fostering emotional identification with the profession, and cultivating a sense of professional belonging through strengthened curriculum-based ideological and political education. Lastly, individual motivation stimulates professional learning awareness and deepens professional sentiment in preschool education. This is achieved by enhancing professional learning engagement, promoting a drive for professional learning, devoting oneself to professional practice, strengthening professional learning motivation, practicing professional skills, and fostering self-confidence in one's profession.

KEYWORDS

Normal University Students, Professional Identity, Influencing Factors, Promotion Strategy

CITE THIS PAPER

Lin Weng, Shuyue Huang, Research on Strategies to Enhance Professional Identity of Undergraduate Preschool Education Normal College Students. Advances in Vocational and Technical Education (2024) Vol. 6: 56-61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/avte.2024.060308.

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