In light of the severe attrition of rural preschool teachers in China, there is a growing concern regarding the career choice satisfaction of pre-service preschool teachers in local universities of China under the Government-funded Teacher Education Policy (hereinafter referred to as PPTGFTEPLUC). This study aims to investigate the effects of teaching motivation, perceptions about teaching, and professional identity on the career choice satisfaction of PPTGFTEPLUC. This study extends the model of Factors Influencing Teaching Choice (FIT-Choice Scale). It empirically examines the effects of each dimension of teaching motivation and perceptions about teaching on career choice satisfaction and the mediating effect of professional identity. Mixed methods were employed in this study to validate the proposed framework, and qualitative data supported quantitative data interpretation. Employing a stratified sampling technique, data gathered from a sample of 508 pre-service preschool.....

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