The brain-drain caused by imbalanced economic development has produced a lack of qualified teachers in rural China.Short-term volunteer teaching has emerged as a response.Despite the popularity of such programs,little...The brain-drain caused by imbalanced economic development has produced a lack of qualified teachers in rural China.Short-term volunteer teaching has emerged as a response.Despite the popularity of such programs,little systematic data have been gathered regarding their strengths and weaknesses.A short-term volunteer teaching program was studied.The volunteer teachers’characteristics and teaching experience in the program were explored.It was found that volunteers did not receive sufficient training or support from the agency.Therefore,they experienced substantial challenges on site and suffered from burnout.Based on the volunteer teachers’opinions and agency staff’s suggestions,the authors propose ways to improve short-term volunteer teaching programs in China.展开更多
Due to imbalanced social and economic development,education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas.The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations(NPOs)involv...Due to imbalanced social and economic development,education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas.The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations(NPOs)involved in rural compulsory education promotion.Results show that the NPOs are providing a variety of programs to promote rural compulsory education,and the types of programs,as well as their implementation strategies and impact,are influenced by their registration statuses and background characteristics.Due to lack of coordination and skills,there still remain service gaps,and the quality of the existing programs is questionable.The article proposes strategies to strengthen the nonprofit sector’s work in rural compulsory education.展开更多
文摘The brain-drain caused by imbalanced economic development has produced a lack of qualified teachers in rural China.Short-term volunteer teaching has emerged as a response.Despite the popularity of such programs,little systematic data have been gathered regarding their strengths and weaknesses.A short-term volunteer teaching program was studied.The volunteer teachers’characteristics and teaching experience in the program were explored.It was found that volunteers did not receive sufficient training or support from the agency.Therefore,they experienced substantial challenges on site and suffered from burnout.Based on the volunteer teachers’opinions and agency staff’s suggestions,the authors propose ways to improve short-term volunteer teaching programs in China.
文摘Due to imbalanced social and economic development,education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas.The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations(NPOs)involved in rural compulsory education promotion.Results show that the NPOs are providing a variety of programs to promote rural compulsory education,and the types of programs,as well as their implementation strategies and impact,are influenced by their registration statuses and background characteristics.Due to lack of coordination and skills,there still remain service gaps,and the quality of the existing programs is questionable.The article proposes strategies to strengthen the nonprofit sector’s work in rural compulsory education.
