Turkish prospective teachers’ professional goals, beliefs about the attainability of these goals, identities, and possible selves

This study examined the relationships among prospective teachers’ (PTs) professional goals, their beliefs about the attainability of these goals, teacher identities, and teacher possible selves, with a particular focus on the mediating roles of teacher identities and teacher possible selves. A total of 2303 PTs from three large universities located in different regions of Turkey voluntarily participated in the study. Using an explanatory...