The Challenges, Problems, and Optimization Strategies of Motivating Rural Teachers
LIU Hui, FAN Xianglan
(School of Education, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030619, China)
Abstract: The motivation of rural teachers affects their willingness to stay and work efficiency, which in turn affects the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education and the promotion of rural revitalization in China. Based on the dual factor motivation theory, a survey of 11 cities in S province found that there is a systematic dilemma between survival guarantee and basic environment in the motivation of rural teachers in S province in terms of health factors, and a deep fracture between development motivation and value recognition in the motivation factors. The reason is that the incentive system for rural teachers is facing multiple structural contradictions, including mismatched incentive system design, imbalanced allocation of resources in rural schools, imbalanced social roles of rural teachers, and ineffective long-termincentives for rural teachers. The optimization of incentives for rural teachers can be achieved through establishing incentive frameworks that are suitable for the rural education ecosystem, constructing a fair oriented dynamic adjustment system, building a social support network that respects teachers and values education, and cultivating a sustainable education ecosystem.
Keywords: Rural teacher motivation; Institutional deficiencies; Resource allocation; Policy implementation; Social identity
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