Occupational Commitment of Chinese Kindergarten Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predictions of Anti-Epidemic Action, Income Reduction, and Career Confidence

Autor/inn/en	Wei, Yonggang; Wang, Lu; Tan, Li; Li, Qinglong; Zhou, Dongmei
Titel	Occupational Commitment of Chinese Kindergarten Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predictions of Anti-Epidemic Action, Income Reduction, and Career Confidence
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 49 (2021) 6, S.1031-1045 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wei, Yonggang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-021-01232-y
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Persistence; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; COVID-19; Pandemics; Income; Disease Control; Self Efficacy; Predictor Variables; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Einkommen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Prädiktor
Abstract	This study highlights a survey on 5783 kindergarten teachers' occupational commitment and its influencing factors in the socioeconomic context of China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through the WenJuanXing public online platform. Quantitative analysis results showed that kindergarten teachers' occupational commitment was optimistic on the whole during this period, among which the affective commitment and the normative commitment were satisfactory, but the continuing commitment needed to be strengthened. The type of kindergartens, the personnel affiliation, the educational background, and the professional post of kindergarten teachers had significant impacts on their occupational commitment. The income reduction was negatively correlated with and predictive of kindergarten teachers' occupational commitment. Anti-epidemic action and career confidence were positively correlated with and predictive of kindergarten teachers' occupational commitment. Furthermore, anti-epidemic action, income reduction, and career confidence had joint predictive effects on kindergarten teachers' occupational commitment. More related backgrounds and suggestions have been discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01