Work Motivation and Action Selection of University Faculty under the Context of Employment System Reform
Based on the self-determination theory and taking University S as a case study,the semi-structured interview method was used to reveal in depth the diverse cognitive frameworks,work motivation,and action schemas formed by college faculty as micro-actors in the process of interacting with the macro-system under the context of the employment system reform.Based on teachers'differ-ent perceptions of the reform and their attitudinal tendencies,five identity types,namely,positive adapters,optimistic supporters,ra-tional critics,helpless conformists,and pessimistic outsiders,are summarised,which correspond to different types of motivation such as achieving/experiencing stimulus,identity regulator,intake regulator,external regulator,and de-motivator,respectively.Among them,optimistic supporters and positive adapters have strong intrinsic motivation and a high degree of self-determination,are able to maintain high teaching quality and research output,and exhibit proactive and aggressive academic behaviours.Rational critics and helpless con-formists,on the other hand,have stronger controlled motivation and a lower degree of self-determination,which prompts them to work on the basis of economic rationality and to engage in utilitarian academic behaviours based on calculations of profit.Pessimistic outsiders are almost in a state of non-self-determination and lack a sense of professional identity and organizational commitment,thus displaying o-verall passive and escapist academic behaviours.Based on the perspective of teachers'motivation shaping and behavioural incentives,colleges and universities should carry out personnel system reforms oriented to the protection of teachers'rights and interests and career development,and make efforts to build up supportive academic environments and developmental evaluation systems to satisfy the needs of teachers'autonomy,competence and developmental relationships,and to enhance the level of teachers'autonomous motivation.
employment system reformuniversity facultywork motivationaction selectionself-determination theory
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