In recent years, teachers’ professional development has become the core of rural education reform and development policies all over the world. Based on the two authoritative databases, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WOS), this paper collects Chinese and English literature on rural teachers’ professional development, and uses CiteSpace 6.1. R6 software to draw the knowledge graph about keywords in the literature, aiming to comprehensively grasp the overall profile, research hotspots and future trends of rural teachers’ professional development. Besides, through in-depth comparative analysis, this paper finds that the research between China and foreign countries shows similarities and differences in research topics, perspectives, and methods. Finally, this paper aims to provide valuable reference and inspiration for the theoretical research and practical exploration of rural teachers’ professional development, and thus promote the high-quality and sustainable development of the rural teaching force.

Weixiu Song, Tingting Li. A Comparative Study on Rural Teachers’ Professional Development Research between China and Foreign Countries: A Visual Analysis through Citespace Software. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 9: 227-236. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070935.

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