Author(s)

Chuanyi Xu ¹, Xiaoyu Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Education, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan, 637009, China

Corresponding Author

Chuanyi Xu

ABSTRACT

Rural teachers are the cornerstone for promoting the high-quality development of rural education, an important force for rural revitalization, and the mainstay of grassroots education. However, studies have shown that rural teachers' professional happiness is low and their sense of retention is weak. Therefore, based on the ERG theory perspective, the path to improve the professional happiness of rural teachers in the county is elaborated in view of this status quo. Based on the ERG theory, the needs of rural teachers are divided into three levels, namely, survival needs, relationship needs and growth needs, and it is discussed that the government, the school and the society should work together and take a series of measures to meet these needs to enhance the professional happiness of rural teachers, provide all-around support and help for rural teachers, and promote the healthy development of rural education.

KEYWORDS

Rural teachers, professional well-being, ERG theory

CITE THIS PAPER

Chuanyi Xu, Xiaoyu Wang, The Path to Enhancement of Rural Teachers' Professional Happiness in County Areas—Based on ERG Theory Perspective. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2024) Vol. 8: 136-144. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2024.080319.

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