Turnover Intention in Chinese Rural Teachers: An Empirical Study Based on a Survey of 5,342 Rural Teachers in Yunnan Province

Abstract

The shortage of teacher supply and high teacher mobility have long been severe issues in rural China. The State Council’s Rural Teacher Support Project (2015-2020) set the goal of building a rural teaching force that are professionally competent and willing to teach in rural areas and initiated comprehensive support measures. This article focused on group differences in turnover intention among rural teachers in an effort to discern what kinds of rural teachers are more likely to quit, and which rural teachers are more sensitive to the new policies.