Unlocking Emotional Aspects of Kindergarten Teachers’ Professional Identity through Photovoice

The previous literature has strongly emphasized the professional aspects of teacher identity in terms knowledge and pedagogical matters. However, teachers’ emotions have also been academically discussed recent decades. voices kindergarten teachers are critical for reflecting on identities within community teachers. Regrettably, Hong Kong, become an oppressed due to marketization kindergartens this neoliberal city. Therefore, arts-based participatory study aimed investigate by discovering emotional characteristics Kong. Teachers’ voice collected through photo narratives. Twelve in-service participated study; all them worked local were invited individually take a object their daily lives share own stories. Altogether 1080 min interview data recorded. Through series oral narratives members marginalized community, unlocked photovoice approach, findings revealed how personal neglected but important part identity.