Analysis of the Turnover Tendency of College Teachers From the Perspective of Psychology

Abstract

University teachers are the core of university teaching and scientific research construction and an important link of double first-class construction. With the increasingly fierce academic competition among colleges and universities, the resignation behavior of college teachers is increasing, which has brought great impact on the construction of talents and discipline development in colleges and universities. The survey found that the departure of college teachers is not an isolated phenomenon, but a time-consuming process. Although the turnover tendency of college teachers has not evolved into resignation behavior in most cases, the resignation tendency of college teachers is always accompanied by negative psychology, complaints, and perfunctory work. These bad phenomena have brought double negative effects to colleges and universities and teachers themselves. According to this, psychological analysis of the turnover tendency of college teachers is conducive to building a benign flow mechanism for college teachers, thus supporting the long-term development of colleges and universities.

Quality of Teacher’s Life: Why do teachers leave the profession?

“…In China, private higher education institutions(HEIs) account for 25% of the entire HEIs, while teachers in private HEIs account for 20% of teachers from the whole higher education system (Ministry of Education of the Peoples' Republic of China, 2021). Recent studies show that an increasing number of teachers in private HEIs have the tendency to leave the educational sector (Zhao & Zhou, 2022), which threatens the teaching quality and development of HEIs in China to a great extent. In order to retain qualified teachers in private HEIs, and mitigate adverse effects brought by high teacher turnover rates, studying factors that contribute to teacher turnover is critical both practically and theoretically.…”

“…The marginalisation of private HEIs in China deserves attention from both institution leaders and policymakers so as to advance the sustainable development of private HEIs in China. In recent years, studies have indicated that an increasing number of teachers in China's private HEIs are leaving or have the intention to leave the teaching profession, and the trend is going to continue in years to come (Zhao & Zhou, 2022).…”