Narrative Research On A Teaching Researcher's Professional Development In Underdeveloped Areas

The professional development of teaching research staff is a new topic of educational circles in the new round of curriculum reform of elementary education.It's a necessity for the development of elementary education in the underdeveloped areas.The case of teaching researcher Y in H city which is of one of the most underdeveloped areas of Guangdong province is studied in this paper.The methods of documentary research,interview research and observation research are used in the study course in the framework of narrative research.This paper is divided into five chapters.The research background,research purpose,research significance,research contents,research methods,emphasis,difficulties,innovation,and the validity and ethics of the research are expounded in Chapter 1.The core concepts involved in this study are defined in this chapter too.The current research results of teaching research staff in China are reviewed systematically in Chapter 2.It lays the theoretical foundation for the study.Chapter 3 describes the life history of teaching researcher Y.In her childhood,Y lived in a better family atmosphere,enjoyed a relatively free living environment,and formed the kind,simple personal character.The caring and encourage from the teachers who she met in the study period sprouted her love to education,and established the foundation of her educational beliefs and emotions.Working as an English teacher in a primary school for 9 years accumulated a large amount of teaching experience,which settled the solid basis to carry out the teaching research work.In the period of working in the bureau of education in H city,Y Set up the concept of great education,had the new understandings of Education,and formed the abilities of administration.The clear professional orientation,Continuous on-the-job learning and diverse professional practice promoted her professional qualities in the short time when Y became a teaching researcher.Chapter 4 describes the main achievements of Y's professional development: Firstly,the achievements that Y made when she was an English teacher in the primary school laid a good foundation for her professional development as a teaching researcher.And secondly,Y's professional quality had got great improvement after she became the teaching researcher,which mainly reflected in the good professional beliefs,professional ethics and professional affection,the basic professional knowledge structure which was in line with the primary teachers professional standards(trial version),and the professional abilities which adapted to the needs of her professional work.The main external causes of Y's achievements include her harmonious family environment and good family tradition,the influence of key others,the good professional development opportunities,and praise and recognition from her colleagues and teachers for her education ideas and devotion.The internal reasons are as follows: Y herself constantly introspection and self-identification,her good learning habits and active autonomous learning,her laying emphasis on putting theory into practice and having courage to explore in the practice;her good habit of re-thinking,and improving by re-thinking.Chapter 5 discusses the main difficulties in the course of Y's professional development: the difficulties of forming the scientific research achievements;the lack of the guarantee of her professional development;and the lack of the fair evaluation.The internal causes of these difficulties are: the imperfection of Y's professional knowledge,the weakness of special training on education and scientific research;and the short of the self planning of her professional development.The external factors include: the insufficiency of the resources of professional development in the underdeveloped areas;the lack of social identification of teaching research staff;the weakness of local school-based cultural construction;the lack of communication among the teaching research staff.Therefore,the following strategies are proposed to solve the problems of Y's professional development: Y should further enrich the theoretical knowledge of education science,conduct self-training of educational study suitable for her personal career development,seek more ways for her professional development,strengthen her professional development will,and make the professional development plan.The Attempt of H City Board of education and the Department include: having a correct understanding of teaching research staff's roles in the new situation;doing the overall planning of teaching research staff's professional development;providing the necessary conditions for the professional development of teaching research staff and their professional work;strengthening the cultural construction of the department.Schools should cooperate with and support the teaching research staff properly,such as strengthening the construction of the school-based teaching research culture,actively cooperating with the teaching researchers in the school,and providing necessary support for the professional development of teaching researchers in the school.