Recognizing the feelings of student-teachers using borderland discourse

The current applied research was conducted with the aim of recognizing the student-teacher's feelings and their relationship with their identity. The other objective of this study was using borderland discourse in analyzing and promoting positive feelings. Therefore, in response to the first research question, 24 documents, the second question, 10 ones, and the third question, 22 ones, and in total 57 documents from the period of 1974 to 2022 were investigated. They were analyzed using the method of research synthesis and analysis of the theme. The codes, including changes, methods of feeling expression, context of formation, and consequences for the definition and context of recognizing feelings and codes of identity construction, identity type and identity evaluation were identified to determine their relationship with student-teacher identity. Also, inspired by Hopman's theory, classification of positive and negative emotions was done. Finally, with descriptive analysis and interpretation method, the context of studying student-teacher's feelings with borderland discourse was investigated. In order to check the accuracy and robustness of the data, the evaluation was done by reviewing and confirming the coding between the two coders. To ensure the reliability of the study, the method of computing agreement between the two evaluators was used, and the results showed an intra-subject agreement of 0.80. Sandelowski & Barroso validation method was also used for the final question. Findings indicated that it is important to recognize the contexts of the formation and expression of feelings in the multiple identities and to evaluate the identity of student-teachers, because sometimes the teachers' emotional experiences act like an umbrella under which the process of hiding or imitating emotions is hidden. However, by understanding the relationship between borderland discourse and its components, including 1- paying attention to the balance between facts and beliefs in recognizing the feelings and prevailing norms 2- Involving the sense of self in the believability and manifestation of feelings with existing ideologies 3- Accepting the dynamicity of identity in the interaction between personal and professional identity; it is possible to understand the real self and avoid hiding the emotions.