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ERIC Number: EJ1487084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0957-5146
EISSN: EISSN-1472-4421
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Effects of Caring Climate on Career Commitment for Preschool Teachers: The Mediating Roles of Interpersonal Trust and Cooperative Learning
I-Hsiung Chang1; Pi-Chun Hsu2; Ru-Si Chen3
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, v45 n1 p103-118 2025
Preschool teachers in Taiwan face pedagogical and emotional challenges that shape their job satisfaction, commitment, and social identity. Understanding their views on professional development and organizational commitment in early childhood education is critical. This study aims to examine the relationship between caring climate and career commitment and test the multiple mediating effects of interpersonal trust and cooperative learning in this relationship. A survey was conducted in Taiwan to test preschool teachers' attitudes toward career commitment and other related factors. The questionnaire consisted of four latent factors: caring climate, career commitment, interpersonal trust and cooperative learning. We used partial least squares to analyze the sample data and examine the reliability and validity in the multiple mediation model. The results of the multiple mediating analysis indicated that interpersonal trust and cooperative learning fully positively mediated the association between caring climate and career commitment. Preschool teachers' career commitment is influenced by their perceptions of caring climate in workplaces. Their positive attitudes toward kind interactions and teamwork with colleagues in preschools actively support sustainable development of their career paths.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; 2Department of Childhood Care and Education, MacKay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; 3Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC