Progress and Insights on the Study of Educator Spirit: A Literature Analysis Based on CiteSpace

The spirit of educators, as the fundamental principle and action guide for teacher development in the new era, provides a strong spiritual core for teachers' professional growth. This study utilizes the CiteSpace bibliometric tool to systematically construct a scientific knowledge map, sorting out and analyzing research results related to the "spirit of educators" from the CNKI database from 2023 to 2025. The study finds that since the concept was proposed in 2023, related research has rapidly increased, focusing on content analysis and practical exploration. At the conceptual level, scholars have systematically elaborated on six dimensions: ideal and belief, moral sentiment, educational wisdom, diligent attitude, benevolence, and the pursuit of enlightening the way, gradually building a relatively comprehensive theoretical framework. At the practical level, research has focused on exploring specific paths for integrating the spirit of educators into teacher training, teacher ethics construction, and educational and teaching reforms. The author-institution collaboration network has initially formed, but the network density is insufficient, and cross-institutional collaboration needs to be strengthened. Keyword analysis shows that research centers around the core keyword "educational power", balancing theory and practice, covering areas such as teacher education, ideological and political course reform, and rural education. Future research can still deepen micro-level empirical studies, combine artificial intelligence and digital transformation, expand interdisciplinary perspectives, enrich research methods, promote the deep integration of theory and practice, and assist the spirit of educators in guiding teachers' professional growth and high-quality education development. 教育家精神作为新时代教师队伍建设的根本遵循与行动指南，为教师专业发展提供了强大的精神内核。本研究运用CiteSpace文献计量工具，系统构建科学知识图谱，对2023—2025年中国知网（CNKI）数据库中“教育家精神”相关研究成果进行梳理与分析。研究发现，自2023年该概念提出以来，相关研究迅速增长，内容聚焦内涵解析与实践探索；在内涵层面，学者围绕理想信念、道德情操、育人智慧、躬耕态度、仁爱之心与弘道追求六个维度展开系统阐释，逐步构建起较为完善的理论框架；在实践层面，研究着力探索教育家精神融入教师培养、师德建设及教育教学改革的具体路径。作者与机构合作网络初步形成，但网络密度不足，跨机构协同有待加强。关键词分析显示，研究以“教育强国”为核心关键词展开，兼顾理论与实践，涵盖教师教育、思政课改革、乡村教育等领域。未来研究仍可深化微观实证，结合人工智能与数字化转型等时代热点，拓展跨学科视角，丰富研究方法，推动理论与实践深度融合，助力教育家精神引领教师专业成长与教育高质量发展。