An Analysis of the "Promotion or Exit" System for University Teachers: From the Perspective of Procedural Justice Theory

Abstract

One of the core purposes of introducing the "Promotion or Exit" system in Chinese universities is to create a fair and just competition order for the profession of teachers, with procedural justice as its inherent function and the starting point for the system of examination. The "Promotion or Exit" system presents a multi-stage procedures from the perspective of administrative process theory, with unique features and designs in each stage. Introducing the comprehensive procedural justice theory into the "Promotion or Exit" system, and embedding and shaping the indicator elements of the theory according to the multi-stage characteristics of the system, can form a holistic procedural justice structure. The current"Promotion or Exit"system in universities of China has problems such as insufficient disclosure of recruitment information, insufficient participation in evaluation and appointment, overly rigid renewal procedures, and a lack of substantive due process for dismissal; Corrections can be made in terms of ensuring the integrity of the recruitment process, increasing participation in the formulation of evaluation and appointment standards, enhancing the flexibility of the renewal process, and strengthening the substantive legitimacy of the dismissal process; It is also necessary to achieve the goal of institutional procedural justice through national legislation, university regulations, and judicial review.

Keywords

• university teachers
• promotion or exit
• multistage behavior
• theory of procedural justice