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The Ecological Challenges of Academic Development for Young Teachers in Minzu Colleges and Universities

Author(s)

Jie Wang

Affiliation(s)

School of Educational Sciences, Sichuan Minzu Collage, Kangding 626001, Sichuan, China

Abstract

Under the background of the "Double First-Class" initiative, local minzu colleges and universities, as an integral part of Chinese education, play a crucial role in talent cultivation, scientific research, community service, and cultural heritage and innovation in the new era. Young teachers have become a key factor constraining the development of these institutions. Based on the theory of human ecological development, this article comprehensively considers aspects such as organizational culture, academic culture, and disciplinary ecological environment that young teachers in local minzu colleges and universities experience during their academic growth process. It aims to understand the real ecological conditions of their development and identifies the challenges faced by young teachers in local minzu colleges and universities. These challenges primarily include the need for improvement in the organizational culture environment within the school's internal governance structure, the urgency to stimulate research and innovation dynamics in the academic ecological environment, and the necessity to optimize the overall organic structure of the disciplinary ecological environment. To create a positive environment for the growth of young teachers, where they can fully utilize their talents and potential, local minzu colleges and universities should analyze the reasons, using the basic principles of human ecological development theory, and engage in systematic thinking while considering their own talent development practices.

Keywords

Local Minzu Colleges and Universities; Young Teachers; Human Development Ecological Theory; Growth

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