Professional practice environment and teacher–child interaction quality in Vietnam: the roles of occupational resilience and adaptive expertise

Dataset Description: Title: "Professional Practice Environment and Teacher–Child Interaction Quality: The Roles of Occupational Resilience and Adaptive Expertise." The data were collected from 465 early childhood teachers in Vietnam using a cross-sectional survey and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Dataset Contents Dataset.xlsx – Clean research dataset Codebook.xlsx – Variable definitions and coding information Questionnaire.docx – Survey instrument README.md – Repository documentation All files results extracted from SMART_PLS Sample Population: Early childhood teachers Country: Vietnam Sample size: N = 465 Data collection: September 2025 – May 2026 Variables Demographic Variables Area Age group Teaching experience Educational qualification Professional Practice Environment (PPE) Higher-order construct (26 items) Supervisor Support (PPE-SS1–PPE-SS6) Resource Adequacy (PPE-RA1–PPE-RA6) Professional Growth (PPE-PG1–PPE-PG5) Collegial Collaboration (PPE-CC1–PPE-CC5) Decision-Making Participation (PPE-DP1–PPE-DP4) Occupational Resilience (OR) Reflective construct (12 items) OR1–OR12 Adaptive Expertise (AE) Reflective construct (12 items) AE1–AE12 Teacher–Child Interaction Quality (TCIQ) Higher-order construct (22 items) Emotional Support (TCIQ-ES1–TCIQ-ES5) Classroom Organization (TCIQ-CO1–TCIQ-CO4) Instructional Support (TCIQ-IS1–TCIQ-IS5) Language Modeling and Feedback (TCIQ-LF1–TCIQ-LF4) Teacher Sensitivity (TCIQ-TS1–TCIQ-TS4) Measurement Scale All questionnaire items were measured using a 7-point Likert scale: 1 = Strongly disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Slightly disagree 4 = Neutral 5 = Slightly agree 6 = Agree 7 = Strongly agree Data Processing The released dataset represents the final cleaned version after data screening, coding, reliability assessment, construct validity evaluation, and quality checking prior to PLS-SEM analysis. License This dataset is intended for academic research, teaching, and non-commercial use. Users are requested to cite the accompanying publication and the Zenodo dataset DOI when using these materials.