The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers

The issue of teacher turnover is a global concern, with particularly devastating impacts on early childhood education. Turnover intention (TI) is the most powerful predictor of actual turnover behavior, making early identification of TI crucial for reducing attrition among early childhood preserv...

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Main Authors: Mingxing, Shao, Razali, Fazilah, Muhamad, Mohd Mokhtar, Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily, Xinchong, Sha, Wenling, Li
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2025
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author Mingxing, Shao
Razali, Fazilah
Muhamad, Mohd Mokhtar
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Xinchong, Sha
Wenling, Li
author_facet Mingxing, Shao
Razali, Fazilah
Muhamad, Mohd Mokhtar
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Xinchong, Sha
Wenling, Li
author_sort Mingxing, Shao
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description The issue of teacher turnover is a global concern, with particularly devastating impacts on early childhood education. Turnover intention (TI) is the most powerful predictor of actual turnover behavior, making early identification of TI crucial for reducing attrition among early childhood preservice teachers (PSTs). Despite this, no measurement tool exists in China to assess the TI of early childhood PSTs. This study aimed to provide a Chinese version of turnover intention scale for student teachers (TIS-ST) and evaluate its psychometric properties for assessing the TI of Chinese early childhood PSTs. A stratified random sampling method was used to select a sample of 537 early childhood PSTs. The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of TIS-ST were assessed through construct validity, measurement invariance, convergent validity, internal consistency reliability, item analysis, and composite reliability analyses. The results demonstrated that the Chinese version of TIS-ST has adequate validity, reliability, and measurement invariance across age. The Chinese version of TIS-ST can facilitate the dynamic identification and understanding of Chinese early childhood PSTs’ TI across different ages and can lead to targeted interventions that address the root causes of attrition among early childhood PSTs. This can ultimately result in more stable and effective early childhood education systems.
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spelling upm-1158402025-03-19T06:16:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115840/ The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers Mingxing, Shao Razali, Fazilah Muhamad, Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily Xinchong, Sha Wenling, Li The issue of teacher turnover is a global concern, with particularly devastating impacts on early childhood education. Turnover intention (TI) is the most powerful predictor of actual turnover behavior, making early identification of TI crucial for reducing attrition among early childhood preservice teachers (PSTs). Despite this, no measurement tool exists in China to assess the TI of early childhood PSTs. This study aimed to provide a Chinese version of turnover intention scale for student teachers (TIS-ST) and evaluate its psychometric properties for assessing the TI of Chinese early childhood PSTs. A stratified random sampling method was used to select a sample of 537 early childhood PSTs. The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of TIS-ST were assessed through construct validity, measurement invariance, convergent validity, internal consistency reliability, item analysis, and composite reliability analyses. The results demonstrated that the Chinese version of TIS-ST has adequate validity, reliability, and measurement invariance across age. The Chinese version of TIS-ST can facilitate the dynamic identification and understanding of Chinese early childhood PSTs’ TI across different ages and can lead to targeted interventions that address the root causes of attrition among early childhood PSTs. This can ultimately result in more stable and effective early childhood education systems. Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_sa_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115840/1/115840.pdf Mingxing, Shao and Razali, Fazilah and Muhamad, Mohd Mokhtar and Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily and Xinchong, Sha and Wenling, Li (2025) The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 14 (1). pp. 356-364. ISSN 2252-8822; eISSN: 2620-5440 https://ijere.iaescore.com/index.php/IJERE/article/view/31181 10.11591/ijere.v14i1.31181
spellingShingle Mingxing, Shao
Razali, Fazilah
Muhamad, Mohd Mokhtar
Mohd Nasiruddin, Nasnoor Juzaily
Xinchong, Sha
Wenling, Li
The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
title The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
title_full The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
title_fullStr The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
title_full_unstemmed The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
title_short The Chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
title_sort chinese adaptation of turnover intention scale in early childhood pre-service teachers
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