Pre-service teacher identity construction from a familial coexistence perspective

Abstract

Familial coexistence issues are a current problem that pre-service teachers might face during their teacher identity construction. Factors such as family coexistence, economy, health, and emotions can lead to struggles in teachers’ personal and professional identity. The construction of identity, nevertheless, is an ongoing process in which teachers can always change their beliefs and, behaviors in order to improve their teaching performance, in light of different aspects such as the social context, the place where they work, and the people who surround them. The project was made using an autobiographical method in which the pre/service teachers lead the investigation and were the participants themselves. Two main conclusions were the difference between cohabitation and coexisting; In addition, the importance of having both parents’ perspectives when making decisions. This document reviews the influence that family has on pre-service teacher identity construction. The factors that familial coexistence bring to the pre-service teachers’ identity construction during the career process and, later on in their professional field.