Abstract
In recent years, many policies issued by central and local governments for primary and secondary school teachers in China are closely related to the incentive problems in their work. Based on the policy texts and empirical studies about teachers’ incentives, this paper discusses the incentive effects of teacher incentive policies. The outlines of this study are as follows: 1.Teacher incentive policies; 2. The incentive methods of teacher incentive policies; 3. Incentive effects of teacher incentive policies; 4. Teachers’ workloads and the effects of teacher incentive policies; and 5. Suggestions on teacher incentive policies.
Highlights
A Set of Incentive Policies for Primary and Secondary School Teachers In January 2018, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council issued an official statement, "The Opinions on Further Reform of Teachers‟ Qualifications in the New Era". This statement, said to be "the first milestone special policy of teachers cultivation issued by the CPC Central Committee since the founding of the People‟s Republic of China (PRC) ", aims to foster high-quality, specialized and innovative teachers
In reviewing the relevant policy texts for primary and secondary school teachers in recent years, we found that in these texts, the keywords, such as "incentive", "motivate" and "arouse...motivation", frequently appeared; there were an increasing number of such keywords in policies issued in recent years
From the above examples, it can be seen that some teachers' policies, such as reform of performance-based pay and professional title system, are inevitably directly related to reform of incentive methods; In the work of primary and secondary school teachers, there are some problems, such as homeroom teachers’ work, teacher trainings, teacher job exchange and post rotation, school registration management, teacher education curriculum development, educational practice of students enrolled in teacher training institutions, and so on, all of which need to adopt certain incentive methods to stimulate teachers' work enthusiasm
Summary
In January 2018, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council issued an official statement, "The Opinions on Further Reform of Teachers‟ Qualifications in the New Era". In order to achieve this goal, it noted "deepen reform of the professional title and assessment system for primary and secondary school teachers" and "strengthen pos-employment management and stimulate teachers‟ work vitality". From the above examples, it can be seen that some teachers' policies, such as reform of performance-based pay and professional title system, are inevitably directly related to reform of incentive methods; In the work of primary and secondary school teachers, there are some problems, such as homeroom teachers’ work, teacher trainings, teacher job exchange and post rotation, school registration management, teacher education curriculum development, educational practice of students enrolled in teacher training institutions, and so on, all of which need to adopt certain incentive methods to stimulate teachers' work enthusiasm. From the perspective of policy set, it is necessary to explore the relationship between two or more policies, especially the coordination between different policies
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
