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Teacher Shortage: An Analysis of the Rural Teachers Living Subsidy Policy on Teacher Attraction and Retention in Rural Western China
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Jinqiu Jiang; Sun Yee Yip – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
The teacher shortage is a critical issue in many rural areas around the world. This paper presents the findings of two studies that investigated the impact of financial incentives on teacher attraction and retention in rural schools in Western China. Using the theory of compensating wage differentials and a mixed-method approach, we found that…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Rural Schools, Educational Policy, Teacher Recruitment
Teacher Retention in a Southern China Private School: A Phenomenological Study
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Shihui Yang – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The current study has reported perceptions from teachers who taught in a private school in China about factors regarding their retention decisions. Teacher attrition has been a global issue shared by many countries and areas. Teacher attrition has caused intensive discussion in the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as in China, from…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Attitudes, Private Schools
The Status Quo, Sources and Influencing Factors of Professional Pressure Faced by Preschool Teachers in Rural China: An Empirical Study Based on Multiple Counties in Hubei Province
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Gong, Xin; Niu, Caixing; Wang, Jing – Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 2020
The professional pressure of preschool teachers in rural China is closely related to the stability of the teaching staff and the development of children. A study of 734 teachers in 155 rural preschools from three national-level poverty-stricken counties and one non-poverty county in Hubei Province showed that current rural preschool teachers are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Rural Schools, Stress Variables
An Exploratory Study of Teachers' Subjective Wellbeing: Understanding the Links between Teachers' Income Satisfaction, Altruism, Self-Efficacy and Work Satisfaction
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Song, Huan; Gu, Qing; Zhang, Zhonghua – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2020
This article examines the nature of teachers' subjective wellbeing. Drawing upon the survey evidence from a three-year mixed methods study in China, the article explores the dynamic interaction between key aspects of teachers' subjective wellbeing: "altruism" and "self-efficacy" (psychological functioning) and "work…
Descriptors: Teacher Welfare, Teacher Salaries, Job Satisfaction, Altruism
Chinese Middle School Teacher Job Satisfaction and Its Relationships with Teacher Moving
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Chen, Junjun – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2010
This study examined teacher job satisfaction in Chinese middle schools from the aspects of school, community, and life and the relationships between these factors and teacher moving. A convenience sample of 294 teachers was approached through a 35-item questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Three major results were found: (1) Chinese middle…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Middle Schools, Income, Job Satisfaction
Assessing Needs and Challenges Reported by Caregivers and Teachers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in China
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Ding, Yi; Yang, Ling-Yan; Salyers, Kathleen; Harper, Holly; Guo, Jian-Peng; Liu, Hao; Feng, Yun-Hong – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the needs and challenges reported by caregivers and teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in China. The study group consisted of a random sample of 108 caregivers and 98 teachers of children with ASD. Analysis of epidemiological data produced results consistent with those reported in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Caregivers, Professional Training, Educational Quality