Study On The Cultivation Of Elementary Research-Oriented Teachers

As the basic education reform goes deeper in our country, teachers’research capability is getting more and more attention. Modern view of teachers calls on them to change their traditional roles and become teacher researchers. Being a teacher researcher can not only promote professionalism and benefit teacher practice, but also improve teachers’ social status and enhance their academic authority. The author studies the cultivation strategies of elementary research-oriented teachers, and uses research methods such as literature research method, interviewing method and questionnaire method. By the analysis of the current situation, plight and influencing factors, this text provides feasible reference strategies from different aspects, and also enriches the theory of teacher education. The text includes six chapters.Chapter one is the introduction part, it elaborates that the text stems from the background of education reform, the need of teacher’s professional development and the current situation the cultivation. It also puts forward the theoretic and practical importance of teachers’change from experiential roles to research-oriented roles. The research results and deficiencies of home and abroad are summarized, and the theoretical basis as well as methods and approaches are presented in this chapter.In chapter two, the definition of elementary research-oriented teachers is defined. Compared with those in high schools, colleges or other types of schools, the characteristics of teachers who do researches in elementary schools are summarized to make the text more targeted. What’s more, it also analyzes the necessities and possibilities of the cultivation of elementary research-oriented teachers.In chapter three, with the method of interviewing, elementary school principles receive deep interviews. The current situations of the cultivation of elementary research-oriented teachers are summed up by recording the adopted cultivation strategies and other materials.In chapter four, on the basis of the current situation and interview materials, this chapter presents the plight of the cultivation of elementary research-oriented teachers and then makes a deeper analysis one by one.In chapter five, it goes on to rethink profoundly on the influencing factors and discuss thoroughly from the aspects of the society, the schools and teachers according to Fifth’s theory of teachers’ development influencing factors. The traditional education thought and system, teachers’power and status, as well as social support all contribute to elementary teachers’ lack of attention. What’s more, school leaders’ wrong viewpoints and nonfeasance aggravate the formalization and utilitarianism of the cultivation of elementary research-oriented teachers. More importantly, the author gets the real opinions and contradiction among teachers by issuing questionnaires and doing interviews. According to humanism motivation theory, the lack of research motivation and self-efficacy both make it an empty slogan.In chapter six, on the basis of knowing the influencing factors, the text gives suggestions and solutions in the aspects of the society,schools and teachers. First, social support should be enhanced, including improving education legislation, creating communication platform etc. Second, play the leading role of schools, develop feasible training plans and build strong study atmosphere for teacher researchers by building people-oriented management mechanism and foster the sense of "prosper school basing on research". Finally, improve the enthusiasm of doing research and build the concept of lifelong learning.The text analyzes the cultivation of elementary research-oriented teachers by three different aspects, namely the society, schools and teachers. The study involves principles and teachers’understanding of elementary teacher researchers’definition. The text aims to eliminate the wrong ideas at the source and reduce the fear of doing research. Front-line teachers are expected to throw themselves into education research and truly achieve the transition to researchers under the new curriculum reform.