Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences) ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 55-67.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.05.003

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The Provincial Comparison on Quality and Equity of Teaching-Research Work from Teachers’ Perspective

Chen Xie1, Hongbiao Yin2   

  1. 1. Institute of International and Comparative Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
    2. Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Online:2021-05-20 Published:2021-05-24

Abstract:

In order to improve K-12 teaching-research work in the new era, it is necessary to identify the current state and problems of teaching-research system across China. However, few empirical studies have examined the quality and equity of teaching-research work across the country, especially from the perspective of teachers for and with whom the teaching-research system works. Based on the data of a representative teacher sample collected from 30 provinces (N=47, 620), this study constructed the teaching-research quality index and the teaching-research equity index, and computed these two indexes’ scores for 30 provinces. The study found that: (a) all provinces with higher scores in the teaching-research quality index are from the East and the Northeast, and the provinces from the Northwest, the Southwest, and the South usually have lower scores; (b) the teaching-research equity index scores appear not to be related with geographical distribution, and Shanghai and Zhejiang win the best scores; (c) the regression analysis results show that the teaching-research quality index scores depend on the working style of teaching-research (professional vs. administrative leadership), the ratio of teachers to teaching-research officers, and years of teaching-research experiences, and the teaching-research equity index scores are related to the working style of teaching-research. Teachers’ perceptions of teaching-research work should be used as an important way to evaluate K-12 teaching-research. Our findings have implications for the improvement of teaching-research system and practices in future.

Key words: teaching-research work, teacher perspective, educational evaluation, educational quality, educational equity