Exploring the Challenges and Strategies of the Sustainable Development of Female Teachers in China’s World-Class Universities: Stakeholder Perspectives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1):
- How can we understand the pressure faced by female teachers in world-class universities?
- (2):
- What are the pressures faced by female teachers in world-class universities?
- (3):
- How can these challenges be addressed by female teachers in world-class universities?
1.1. Role Conflicts and the Sustainable Development of Female Teachers
1.2. The Sustainable Development of Female Teachers in Chinese Colleges and Universities
1.3. ‘Ecofeminism’ and ‘Intersectionality’ Perspectives on the Sustainable Development of Female Teachers
2. Method
3. Findings
3.1. How We Can Understand the Dilemma Faced by Female Teachers: Role Conflict and Social Idenitity
3.2. The Pressures That Are Faced by Female Teachers: Family/Institutions/Society
3.3. How the Challenges Can Be Addressed by Female Teachers: Traditional Embedded Culture
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Age | Number of Children | Title and Working Years | Affiliation Type |
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1 | 32 | 1 | Assistant professor/2 | Comprehensive research U |
2 | 34 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Normal research U |
3 | 36 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
4 | 35 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Comprehensive research U |
5 | 34 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Comprehensive research U |
6 | 35 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
7 | 36 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Normal research U |
8 | 42 | 2 | Associate professor/10 | Comprehensive research U |
9 | 40 | 2 | Associate professor/9 | Comprehensive research U |
10 | 32 | 1 | Assistant professor/1 | Comprehensive research U |
11 | 34 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Normal research U |
12 | 36 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
13 | 37 | 1 | Associate professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
14 | 34 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Comprehensive research U |
15 | 35 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Normal research U |
16 | 44 | 2 | Associate professor/4 | Comprehensive research U |
17 | 40 | 2 | Associate professor/10 | Normal research U |
18 | 37 | 2 | Associate professor/6 | Comprehensive research U |
19 | 35 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Normal research U |
20 | 34 | 1 | Assistant professor/4 | Comprehensive research U |
21 | 35 | 1 | Assistant professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
22 | 31 | 1 | Assistant professor/1 | Comprehensive research U |
23 | 33 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Comprehensive research U |
24 | 34 | 1 | Assistant professor/3 | Comprehensive research U |
25 | 36 | 2 | Associate professor/4 | Normal research U |
26 | 37 | 2 | Assistant professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
27 | 36 | 2 | Associate professor/5 | Comprehensive research U |
28 | 39 | 2 | Associate professor/9 | Normal research U |
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Li, J.; Xue, E.; Li, K. Exploring the Challenges and Strategies of the Sustainable Development of Female Teachers in China’s World-Class Universities: Stakeholder Perspectives. Sustainability 2023, 15, 3488. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043488
Li J, Xue E, Li K. Exploring the Challenges and Strategies of the Sustainable Development of Female Teachers in China’s World-Class Universities: Stakeholder Perspectives. Sustainability. 2023; 15(4):3488. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043488
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Jian, Eryong Xue, and Kun Li. 2023. "Exploring the Challenges and Strategies of the Sustainable Development of Female Teachers in China’s World-Class Universities: Stakeholder Perspectives" Sustainability 15, no. 4: 3488. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043488