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“Breathing warmth into the Gears”: The identity work and emotional labor of early childhood teachers transitioning to STEM education
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DOI:10.1016/j.tate.2026.105599.png)
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• Explores identity work of early childhood teachers transitioning to STEM. • Reveals the cultural conflict between the "logic of care" and "logic of technology.". • Uncovers the role of emotional labor in mediating professional transition. • Proposes a Socio-Emotional Integrated Model of Identity Work. • Argues that successful transition requires re-narrativizing the professional self.
Keywords:
identity work
emotional labor
STEM education
professional transition
socio-emotional integrated model
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