Abstract: The design of educational policy needs to focus on the cultivation of the professional identity of the students in teacher education programs,the intensification of policy incentive,the rational control of internal tension of policy and the formation of effective incentive.Meanwhile,it is necessary to optimize the policy priorities and provide effective support for normal school students to choose teacher education programs and long-term teaching as career.During the education of prospective teachers,the effective teacher support should be offered throughout the different stages like theoretical learning stage and educational practice stage,and the inclination to attach importance to theories rather than practice is ought to be prevented and the effectiveness of teacher support should be improved.In order to promote the career development of students in teacher education programs,the relationship of the specialization and professionalization of teacher education should be successfully dealt with,and the transfer and coordination between theoretical learning and educational practice should be promoted while the specialized quality of normal school students is being reinforced.Moreover,the significant role of practice in the cultivation of professional identity is ought to be greatly valued.It is supposed to build up the support system and effective connections between the teacher education programs in colleges and the practice in primary and secondary schools in order to help normal school students bridge the gap between theory and practice,finally improve their skills and efficiency as well as promoting their identity in the real context.

Key words: educational policy, teacher support, professional efficacy, professional identity, the students in state-funded teacher education programs