​The Value Implications, Practical Dilemmas, and Resolution Pathways for Cultivating Professional Ethics and Commitment among Newly Recruited Primary and Secondary School Teachers

The Value Implications, Practical Dilemmas, and Resolution Pathways for

Cultivating Professional Ethics and Commitment among Newly Recruited

Primary and Secondary School Teachers

ZHANG Jiayi, XU Li

(College of Education, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024)

Abstract: The cultivation of professional ethics and commitment among newly recruited primary andsecondary school teachers is fundamental to implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue througheducation and enhancing the overall quality of education. Although novice teachers possess teaching enthusiasmand potential, they also face challenges such as unstable professional identity and maladaptation to roletransition, necessitating precisely targeted attention in cultivating their professional ethics and commitmentCurrently, multiple dilemmas exist in this cultivationfirstly, the contradiction between sacredprocess:expectations and utilitarian practices; secondly, the dual pressure stemming from reluctance to intervene in student discipline and lack of time for such interventions; and thirdly, the predicament arisingfromdeficiencies in the evaluation mechanism for teacher ethics and the lack of long-term effectiveness. Proposedresolution pathways for culivating professional ethics and commitment among newly recruited teachersemphasize that society should foster an atmosphere of respecting teachers and valuing education. Schoolsshould strengthen ethical education through a "dual-mentor system and "immersive training." Institutionally, itis necessary to refine the parameters of disciplinary authority, reduce non-teaching workloads, and safeguardteachers' time for educating students. The evaluation mechanism should transition towards a developmental,diversified model, expanding the evaluation subjects, strengthening feedback on results and professional support,stimulating teachers' intrinsic motivation, and achieving the sublimation of professional ethics from merecompliance to intemalization. This aims to cultivate more outstanding teachers with both noble ethics andprofessional competence, assisting novice teachers in transforing their career into a vocation, and contributingto the vigorous development of future education.

Keywords : Newly Recruited Primary and SecondarySchoolTeachers ; ProfessionalEthicsandCommitment; Cultivation of Teacher Ethics; Ethical Education

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