Research on the Professional Identity of Undergraduates Majoring in Preschool Education of Connection between Secondary Vocational Education and Undergraduate Higher Education

Abstract

Questionnaire method was adopted to investigate the professional identity of 166 students majoring in preschool education of connection between secondary vocational education and undergraduate higher education in a private college in Shanghai in order to explore the factors influencing professional identity. It turned out that the professional identity is mainly affected by grade, independent choice, degree of major understanding before admission, school learning conditions, and academic achievement. Educational suggestions include incorporating professional identity education into career planning curricula, implementing double tutorial system, improving secondary vocational school and undergraduate personnel training system, and optimizing school learning conditions to improve social recognition of preschool education.