A Study On Research Encouragement System For Young Teachers In Teaching And Research Universities In West China

Academic research is one of the most essential features of universities and innovation is the soul of academic research. In this sense, innovation and research are two major continents of university functions. As a comprehensive carrier to create knowledge, to teach knowledge and to apply knowledge, university should not only adapt to, but lead and direct the social development. The sustainable development of university research depends largely upon the young teachers, the most animate, active and important force. The teaching and research universities in west China come from the teaching universities. Young teachers from these universities find themselves confronting with many a challenge from abroad, home as well as the universities they come from. Among all these challenges, the encouragement mechanism of young teachers' research is of considerable urgency and importance. Against this background, it is of great theoretical and practical importance for the increase of their research competence, competitiveness as well as service to research and work out the encouragement mechanism of young teachers' research.Theoretically, the present thesis is based upon the encouragement theory in the study of administration. The literature of the thesis is mainly devoted to the survey of research at home and abroad in two aspects: the young teacher development and encouragement mechanism. Methodologically, the thesis is a case study of Northwest Normal University. With the statistical analysis of the status quo of teaching and research, as well as the demand of research of the young teachers in the university, the thesis treats the current encouragement system, summarizes the conspicuous problems and then advances countermeasures in the research enragement system of young teachers in these universities based upon the qualitative and quantitative studies. In the end, a research encouragement model has been worked out for the young teachers in teaching and research universities in west China. In Addition, the research is of significance for the research management of young teachers in the universities under discussion.