“Breathing warmth into the Gears”
The identity work and emotional labor of early childhood teachers transitioning to STEM education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21561301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ran Bao (0000-0002-3882-1950, Zhaoqing University, corresponding author), Lang Cheng (0009-0008-5732-2883, Communication University of China), Yuda Chen (Zhaoqing University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 178 |
| Pages | 105599 |
| Publication date | 2026-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching and Teacher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0742-051X • E-ISSN: 1879-2480 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tate.2026.105599 |
| OpenAlex | W7160702108 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 75 |
Curriculum · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Emotional labor · Identity formation · Narrative · Negotiation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Emotional Labor in Professions · Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Teacher well-being
Developmental Stages of Preschool Teachers
Exploring teacher identity from a holistic perspective
Narrative Inquiry as Pedagogy in Education
Mindsets That Promote Resilience
Identity development as a lens to science teacher preparation
The relationships between teachers’ emotional labor and their burnout and satisfaction
Identity construction through talk of difference and similarity
The Role of Trust
Beginning Teachers Navigating Identity Development Transitions
Implementing English Medium Instruction (EMI) policy
A conceptual participatory framework for integrating coding and robotics in early childhood education
Longitudinal trajectories of teacher emotions among teachers in role transition
STEM Problem Solving
Teachers, parents, and family-school partnerships
Teaching Motivation of In‐Service Teachers, Professional Identity, and Self‐Efficacy for Teaching Computational Thinking
Beyond the binary
Exploring identities of novice mainland Chinese teachers in Hong Kong
Contending with group image
The dimensionality and antecedents of emotional labor strategies
Communities of Practice and Social Learning Systems
Aiming for agency. The effects of teacher education on the development of the expertise of early childhood teachers
Mixed emotions
Impact of early career teachers' professional identity tensions
The hierarchical (not fluid) nature of preservice secondary science teachers' perceptions of their science teacher identity
Be passionate, but be rational as well
Story constellations
Reconsidering research on teachers’ professional identity
On the road to universal early childhood education in China
Learning as peripheral participation in communities of practice
The personal and professional selves of teachers
Conceptualizing Language Teacher Education Centered on Language Teacher Identity Development
Managing Managerial Identities
Teacher professional identity
From isolation to symphonic harmony
Chapter 3
Situated learning theory and the pedagogy of teacher education
Stories of Experience and Narrative Inquiry
On Two Metaphors for Learning and the Dangers of Choosing Just One
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |