The Public Crisis of Rural Teachers'Social Role:Phenomena,Causes and Solutions
The social role of rural teachers is both professional and public.Its publicity contains three meanings:the spirit character with local feelings,the social status of intellectuals and the social life in the public domain.Nowadays,the social role of rural teachers is facing a serious public crisis,which is characterized by the decline of local identity,the loss of elite status and the disappearance of public life.This is caused by the alienation of rural teachers from the countryside,the weakening of rural teachers'cultural capital and the obstruction of rural teachers'participation in public activities owing to the changes of rural and urban pattern.Therefore,we should rebuild the publicity of rural teachers'social role by improving their local identity,enriching their cultural capital and guiding them to participate in public activities.
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