Narratives of Pedagogical Journeys: Exploring the IntergenerationalTransmission of Teacher Habitus

Anticipatory socialization for a teaching career involves shaping a social representation of the profession by adopting values, beliefs, and behaviors.Pre-service teachers have many vital experiences before entering teacher training programs, which influence their understanding of what teaching entails.Primary socialization, during which the family transmits cultural capital and habitus to the younger generation, impacts their motivation to become teachers and sometimes provides role models for this career.This study is based on grounded theory research of autobiographical essays collected over the last five years from pre-service teachers enrolled in the final year of master's level studies in various specializations, as well as in the second level of teacher training at a Romanian university.To analyze the intergenerational transmission of teacher habitus, a theoretical sampling of 43 essays was selected, comprising narratives by pre-service teachers whose family members were teachers.The qualitative analysis of the essays reveals subtle mechanisms through which the teacher-parents influenced their children and often shaped an ideal image of the teacher role.By observing their parents (or other members of the extended family) playing the role of a teacher, the pre-service teachers internalized values and beliefs that form the ground of their teacher identity.