Development of strategies to promote sustainable professional competences for university lecturers in digital era, Sichuan province

Qiang Guangping

Sustainable professional competences

University lecturers

Digital era

Strategies to promote

Sichuan province

Educational Management for Sustainable Development

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current situation of sustainable professional competences for university lecturers in the digital era, Sichuan Province; 2) to provide strategies for improving sustainable professional competences for university lecturers in the digital era, Sichuan Province; 3) to evaluate the adaptability and feasibility of these strategies. The sample group of this research comprised 377 university lecturers in Sichuan Province, selected by systematic and simple random sampling. The interview group included 10 experts from representative universities in Sichuan Province. Experts who evaluated the adaptability and feasibility of the strategies consisted of high-level administrators from each representative university, totaling 7 people.
The sample group consisted of 377 university lecturers from ten universities in
Sichuan Province, selected using systematic and simple random sampling methods. Data
were collected through questionnaires, structured interviews with ten experts, and
evaluations by seven high-level administrators. The research instruments included a
questionnaire to gather quantitative data on lecturers' competences, structured
interviews to gather qualitative insights from experts, and evaluation forms to assess the feasibility of the proposed strategies.
The findings revealed that while the overall level of sustainable professional
competences was high, there was significant variation across different aspects. Subject
knowledge was the highest-rated competence, while sustainable learning showed the
greatest need for improvement. The study developed 26 strategies for improving
professional competences, including seven for subject knowledge, five for teaching
ability, eight for digital skills, and six for sustainable learning. The evaluation of these
strategies demonstrated that they were highly adaptable and feasible.
The research recommends that the Education Department implement policies
supporting continuous professional development, that universities integrate the
strategies into institutional policies to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, that
society supports universities by providing opportunities for real-world learning, and that lecturers actively seek opportunities to improve their competences through continuous learning and self-assessment.

Keywords: Sustainable Professional Competences, University Lecturers, Digital
Era, Sichuan Province, Strategies to promote

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. Office of Academic Resources and Information Technology

Luxana Keyuraphan

Phadet Kakham

Sarayuth Sethakhajorn

2024

2024-11-27

2024-11-27

2024-11-27

thesis

application/pdf

TH 378.12 Q999D 2024

eng

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral degree

Educational Management for Sustainable Development

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University