Exploring the influence of socialization on the social and emotional development of preservice physical education teachers

This dissertation explores the emotional and occupational socialization of preservice physical education teachers (PETE), with a particular focus on how personal experiences and professional preparation influence their social and emotional development. Drawing from emotional socialization and Occupational Socialization Theory (OST), the study examines how acculturation (K-12 experiences) and professional socialization (teacher education experiences) shape preservice teachers' emotional regulation, identity development, and preparedness for the emotional demands of teaching. The dissertation employs a three-article format. Article one presents a conceptual framework for embedding social and emotional learning (SEL) into PETE coursework using project-based learning (PBL) as a guiding pedagogy. Article two aimed at understanding how preservice teachers are emotionally socialized through key people and experiences during their acculturation and professional socialization. Article three investigated how preservice students perceive how their PETE programs and faculty members influence preservice teachers' emotional development. Across all articles, this work highlights the importance of recognizing and intentionally supporting emotional growth in teacher education programs to better prepare future educators for the emotional complexities of the profession.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Kinesiology

Grantor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2025

Author dc:creator

• Trad, Alyssa M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Richards, Kevin Andrew
• Woods, Amelia Mays
• Graber, Kim C
• Wright, Paul

• Social And Emotional Development
• Occupational Socialization
• Project-based Learning
• Physical Education

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2025 Alyssa Trad

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129938

OAI record oai:identifier

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=etdms&identifier=oai%3Awww.ideals.illinois.edu%3A2142%2F129938