An investigation into Chinese university EFL teachers' professional identity tensions from a dissonance theory perspective

doi:10.1080/2331186X.2024.2320465

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题名	An investigation into Chinese university EFL teachers' professional identity tensions from a dissonance theory perspective
作者	Wang, Li; Dai, Jianchun
发表期刊	COGENT EDUCATION 影响因子和分区
语种	英语
原始文献类型	Article
关键词	Professional identity identity tension dissonance theory EFL teachers
其他关键词	DYNAMIC-SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE ; ACADEMICS ; CONSTRUCTION ; REFLECTIONS ; EDUCATION ; EMOTIONS
摘要	Due to the great importance of professional identity in the development and success of teachers, recently researchers' attention has been confined to the tensions that may challenge teachers' identities. In spite of the importance of these tensions in the EFL context, only a few studies have addressed them by employing qualitative research methods. The present study aims to investigate the professional identity tensions of EFL teachers by a psychometric scale. Therefore, an instrument was developed and validated for measuring Chinese EFL teachers' professional identity tensions from the Dissonance Theory perspective by adopting the Professional Identity Tension Scale (PITS). To this end, based on the convenience sampling method, 452 Chinese university EFL teachers participated in the study. Exploratory and SEM analyses were performed to identify and confirm the weight of the influencing factors, respectively. The final instrument is a 5-point Likert scale including 30 items measuring six different tensions related to the professional identity. The finding was an indication of the applicability of PITS in the EFL context. In addition, six contributive factors in the EFL teachers' professional identity tensions were detected. Implications of the study and suggestions for further research are discussed.
资助项目	Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education
出版者	TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
ISSN	2331-186X
卷号	11 期号:1
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2024.2320465
页数	16
WOS类目	Education & Educational Research
WOS研究方向	Education & Educational Research
WOS记录号	WOS:001175380400001
收录类别	ESCI ; SCOPUS
发表日期	2024-12-31
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Scopus记录号	2-s2.0-85185956297
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://kms.wmu.edu.cn/handle/3ETUA0LF/209981
专题	温州医科大学
通讯作者	Dai, Jianchun
作者单位	Wenzhou Med Univ, Wenzhou, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	温州医科大学
通讯作者单位	温州医科大学
第一作者的第一单位	温州医科大学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Li,Dai, Jianchun. An investigation into Chinese university EFL teachers' professional identity tensions from a dissonance theory perspective[J]. COGENT EDUCATION,2024,11(1).
APA	Wang, Li, & Dai, Jianchun. (2024). An investigation into Chinese university EFL teachers' professional identity tensions from a dissonance theory perspective. COGENT EDUCATION, 11(1).
MLA	Wang, Li,et al."An investigation into Chinese university EFL teachers' professional identity tensions from a dissonance theory perspective".COGENT EDUCATION 11.1(2024).