Teacher Competence for Early Career Teachers in China: The Distance between “Ivory Tower” and “Lectern”...

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Xiaojing Yan (Capital University of Economics and Business, China)

Teacher Competence for Early Career Teachers in China

The Distance between “Ivory Tower” and “Lectern”

Xiaojing Yan (Capital University of Economics and Business, China)

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Routledge
27 October 2025

Development studies; Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Teacher training; Politics & government

Series: Education and Society in China

Examining the teacher education landscape in China, Xiaojing Yan focuses on how early career teachers (ECTs) build their competence during the initial years of teaching, challenges that come with teacher training and pathways to improve teacher competence.

Although there is a growing trend in China to focus on teacher quality and professional development, teacher competence varies across teacher groups: ECTs, in particular, face a variety of challenges in the initial period. Using a qualitative-based approach, Yan examines 55 teacher education policies and 3 education laws between 1949 and 2019 in China. The chapters offer valuable insights into teacher education policy and practice, as well as teachers' professional development strategies and competence growth at the secondary level. With teacher’s needs in mind, this book provides a framework for policy development and teaching implementation, as well as for teachers' practices and effective professional learning.

Discussing critical issues and opportunities in the development of ECTs competence, this book will appeal to researchers, students and practitioners across the fields of teacher education and professional learning development. It will also be relevant and accessible to policymakers involved in education and teacher training.

By: Xiaojing Yan (Capital University of Economics and Business China)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781032755267
ISBN 10: 1032755261
Series: Education and Society in China
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 27 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. The interrelationships among teacher competence, teacher standards and teacher professional learning 3. Early career teachers’ practice and their professional learning in the school 4. Qualitative constructivism with the case study 5. The trajectory of teacher competence in China 6. Challenges of early career teachers’ development of teacher competence 7. The professional learning path for early career teachers improving their competence 8. Advancing early career teachers' competence

Xiaojing Yan is a lecturer at Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China, and holds a PhD in Education from Monash University, Australia. She has published extensively on Chinese early career teachers’ competences and teacher standards. Her research interests are sociology of education, teacher education and rural education.