Comparative Study on Research Behavior of Young Science and Engineering Teachers at"Pre-employment Period"and"Long-term Employment Period"in Research Universities—Taking University A as Example
The"pre-employment and long-term employment"system has changed the process of promoting the professional titles of young teachers in China,and has had a significant influence on their academic behavior and career development.This study selects long-term employed young science and engineering teachers from University A as the study object,and adopts a qualitative research method to carry out a comparative study on the research behavior of young teachers at the"pre-employment period"and"long-term employment period".The study has found that during the pre-employment period,young teachers'scientific research behavior often revolves around the evaluation rules of long-term employment,showing the characteristics of pursuing independence,top publication,and moderate cooperation;after entering the long-term employment period,young teachers are in a relaxed and free academic action space,but their efforts have become an inertia,and their research behavior usually revolves around research interests,showing the characteristics of pursuing long-term planning,carrying out exploratory research,and valuing research quality.The study has shown that in order to improve the pre-employment and long-term employment system and promote the growth of young teachers,universities and personnel departments should recognize the dominant position of young teachers in the formulation process of various important policies,and unify the evaluation criteria for long-term employment with the long-term development of teachers'academic careers;establish a diversified evaluation system,and establish different evaluation criteria based on the characteristics of the discipline and research;improve the incentive system for long-term employed teachers,continue and enhance their creativity and ability to cultivate talents.
Young teachersPre-employment periodLong-term employment periodResearch behaviorResearch university