A Study on the Combination of Fixed and Flexible Working Hours for Teachers in China from an International Perspective
Excessive non-teaching hours are the superficial cause of teachers'workloads in various countries,while the relatively fixed"eight-hour five-day workday"is the underlying cause.The key is to reduce the relatively fixed working hours of the school and establish new working hours that are flexible and selectable,and form a combination of fixed and flexible working hours.Based on the international data of regular working hours and part-time working hours,this paper discusses the rationality of the"4+(1+1)"fixed and flexible working hours combination system for primary and secondary school teachers in China,and analyzes that the key to the"combined system"is"différance"of teachers-curriculum-students crossing fixed and flexible time.Finally,this paper analyzes the international applicability of the second scheme,which is a combination of fixed and flexible"6(6.5)+(1.5+1.5)"hours per workday.With these,this paper constructs the mechanism of teacher development as workload reliefs.
Primary and secondary school teachersFlexible Working HoursEight-Hour-Workday and Five-Day-WorkweekCombination of Fixed and Flexible Working HoursWorkload