Table 2.

The identity of the new comprehensive teachers in three different stages.

Research questions	Code	Teacher A	Teacher B	Teacher C	Teacher D
Professional identity of the new comprehensive primary teachers at pre-service stage	My parents supported me to become a rural primary school teacher	○	○	○	○
	I met an influential teacher	○	○	○
	I studied hard to be admitted to the university	○	○	○	○
	I was nervous and stressed in high school	○	○	○	○
	I have always been a student with excellent character and learning	○	○	○	○
	I’m very interested in rural primary school teachers		○	○
	I have accumulated rich educational experience in pre-service training				○
	I think there is a difference between pre-service learning and post-service teaching	○	○	○	○
	I want to teach my own course well	○	○	○
	I think we should understand our subject and teach it well	○	○	○
Professional identity of the new comprehensive teachers when working	I had difficulties at the beginning of my work	○	○	○	○
	I often work overtime	○	○	○	○
	I have a lot of administrative work in the school	○	○	○	○
	I was frustrated by exam oriented education	○	○	○	○
	I think students must prepare for exams if they want to get good grades	○	○	○	○
	I think it’s important to care about students	○	○	○	○
	I think the student’s learning experience is important	○	○	○	○
	I think it is easier to prepare lessons and attend classes than to manage students	○	○	○	○
	I think students should be encouraged and supported in their studies and life	○	○	○	○
Professional identity of the new comprehensive teachers at present stage	I hope to be an example to students		○
	I want to know more about the students	○	○	○	○
	I think it is important to improve students’ interest in learning and sense of happiness	○	○	○	○
	I think autonomy in teaching is constrained	○	○	○	○
	I want to do better in attracting and supporting student development	○	○	○	○