The professional identity of Early Childhood Education teachers

Abstract

This paper focuses on the professional identity of Early Childhood Education teachers. We will deal with the concept of professional identity within the teaching field by giving voice to female teachers and going through history, taking into account the special characteristics of these professions which build the teachers identity. In order to do this, and after carrying out a theoretical review of the bibliography used, we will present a descriptive design with a series of interviews to a group of six Early Childhood Educational teachers who work in a school which is situated in the Region of Murcia. From their opinions, values and experiences, we intend to know how the professional identity of the teacher is built and what dimensions are integrated in it. The analysis of the answers and one of the derived conclusions allow us to roughly draw the significant profile of the Early Childhood Education female teacher.

Keywords

Identity, teaching profession, early childhood education and women teachers.