Research on the Dilemmas and Countermeasures of the Incentive Mechanism for “Dual-Qualified” Teachers in Private Undergraduate Universities

Abstract

Against the strategic background of the Outline for the Construction of a Powerful Country through Education (2024-2035), which clearly proposes to “deepen the integration of industry and education and build a high-quality, professional teaching workforce”, private undergraduate universities, as an important part of the higher education system, are accelerating their transformation into application-oriented institutions. The construction of a “dual-qualified” teaching workforce has become a key support to resolve the “disconnection” between talent training and industrial needs, and to improve the quality of schooling and core competitiveness. However, the incentive mechanisms for “dual-qualified” teachers in private undergraduate universities in China currently face multiple dilemmas, including insufficient material guarantees, blocked career development, single incentive methods, and unbalanced assessment and evaluation, which seriously restrict the stability, development and performance of the “dual-qualified” teaching workforce. Based on incentive theory and policy requirements for industry-education integration, this paper systematically analyzes the existing dilemmas and deep-seated causes of the incentive mechanism for “dual-qualified” teachers in private undergraduate universities by adopting the methods of literature research, questionnaire survey and case analysis, extracts feasible experience combined with practical cases, and finally puts forward targeted optimization countermeasures. It provides theoretical reference and practical paths for private undergraduate universities to optimize the management of “dual-qualified” teachers, promote the improvement of application-oriented talent training quality, and achieve connotative development.