By employing biographical research approach, this study explores the process of
constructing teacher identity among 7 preservice teachers in a teacher education program at
a university in Seoul. They have been constructing their own teacher identities through a
variety of activities from teacher education programs, based on prior experiences of public
schooling and private tutoring. This process is categorized into 'being confused',
'overcoming', and 'adjusting'. The first two stages showed their thoughts of teacher identity
about teacher, class, student and school. And the stage of 'adjusting' reveals their career
development plan related to teacher preparation. In the process of 'being confused', they
expressed anxieties about a teacher's ideal role in an unfair school system with excessive
emphasis on college entrance preparation. However, they tried to 'overcome' those anxieties
by reconstructing their experiences. They drew ideal types of teachers again, tried to design
classes that embraces students with different levels of academic performance, considered
students' rights to education, and hoped to enter the schools where all students are
respected and diverse extracurricular activities are also encouraged. Finally, the process of
'adjusting' showed their commitment to be successful in their teaching careers in the future.