Who Teaches in Rural Schools in Underdeveloped Areas? An Investigation Based on a Survey of 5,554 Teachers from 117 Towns in H Province in Wuling Mountains Zone, China

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  • Author(s): Zhang, Tianjiao; Wang, Weiping; Yi, Li
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Best Evidence in Chinese Education. 2022 11(1):1429-1448.
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
    Numerical/Quantitative Data
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
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    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      20
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Teacher Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Rural Areas; Teacher Characteristics; Validity; Educational Policy; Teacher Supply and Demand; Rural Education; Geographic Regions; Teacher Recruitment; Comparative Analysis; Disadvantaged Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Characteristics; Teacher Education Programs; Place of Residence; Teacher Persistence; Faculty Mobility
    • Subject Terms:
      China
    • ISSN:
      2639-5312
      2639-5320
    • Abstract:
      Teacher shortage is a major hindrance to China's rural education growth in underdeveloped areas, as well as one of the main causes of educational injustice. We conducted a survey of 5,554 teachers from 117 towns in H province in the Wuling Mountains Zone to investigate the issue of rural school teacher supply. From geographical, emotional, and institutional perspectives, we used a polynomial logit model to examine the validity of the "hometown effects" hypothesis. The findings showed that hometown effects exist in China in all three dimensions. The institutional hometown effects are the most pronounced; when compared to open recruitment, teachers sourced through teacher supply augmentation programs (such as the Secondary Normal Graduates Program, Special Position Program, and Targeted Position Program) are more likely to teach in rural schools, particularly more disadvantaged village primary schools or teaching sites. China's policy of increasing teacher supply has had a considerable positive influence on rural school staffing. Students from rural areas make better teacher candidates; feelings for hometowns should be encouraged among normal school or university students in pre-service education; and the implementation of teacher support policies should be emphasized to retain rural teachers and improve their teaching quality.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1349698