How To Become New Rural Elite:A Study On The Life History Of A Rural Teacher As New Rural Elite

The rural revitalization calls for rural teachers as new rural elite,while the rural teachers are faced with the reality of alienation from the rural society.How to let the rural teachers to "new rural elite" is both a practical problem and a theoretical problem to be solved urgently.This study attempts to break the mold of previous studies on rural teachers as new rural elite,which are mostly focused on the macro-theoretical level,by using a life history approach to examine the life history of a rural teacher as "new rural elite",to summarize his journey toward new rural elite,to identify the factors influencing him to become a new rural elite,and to offer constructive suggestions for promoting rural teachers to become new rural elite.The study shows that Mr.Z has a rich life experience,and with the change of society,he has shown distinctive characteristics of the times and new villagers in terms of life chapters,key events,significant others and personal awareness.From a philosophical perspective,the path of Mr.Z’s becoming a New Villager can be summarized as a state of "self-realization," a state of "self-activity," and a state of"self-awareness.In exploring the motivational structure of Mr.Z’s becoming a new villager,we found that the reasons for Mr.Z’s becoming a new villager were not only individual factors at the micro level,but also involved social interactions at the meso level and the intertwined influence of social context at the macro level,including innate local emotions,personal interests and talents,support from the village people,interaction with important others,guidance from the changing urban-rural relationship,and the improvement of the grassroots governance system.improvement,etc.Finally,on the basis of comprehensive analysis,this study concludes that new village-type rural teachers are not "all-powerful" elites;new village-type rural teachers are a "relatively small" group;and new village-type rural teachers need "synergy The new village teachers need "synergy".The study then proposes four major dimensions to create new village teachers: improving personal quality to meet the expected conditions;strengthening external incentives to stimulate lasting motivation;creating a favorable atmosphere to build a new style for the times;and improving management mechanisms to regulate participation and behavior.