Professional Identity and Ethics of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: An Empirical Study

Abstract

Analyzes the relationship between primary and secondary school teachers’ professional identity and teachers’ethics through empirical research.The research shows that the overall level of primary and secondary school teachers’professional identity and ethics is high; Demographic variables such as position, teaching stage and professional title are signifi cant factors aff ecting primary and secondary school teachers’ professional identity and ethics;There is a significant positive correlation between primary and secondary school professional identity and teachers’ ethics. In addition to the dimension of professional values, the total score of professional identity and the other three dimensions can signifi cantly and positively predict teachers’ ethics.This paper puts forward the ways to improve teachers’ ethics from four aspects:shaping teachers’ professional cognition, cultivating teachers’ professional emotion, enhancing teachers’ professional will and standardizing teachers’ professional behavior.