AbstractIn 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.....