How Teacher Training Supported Improvement of Teacher Development in Deep Poverty Areas of China

Teacher training is significant for improving the quality of teachers and education in deep poverty areas. This study aims to investigate how the national teacher training projects supported the improvement of teacher professional development in deep poverty areas in China. Participants were trainees of national teacher training programs in 2018 and 2019 in deep-poverty areas in China, and a total of 1240 valid questionnaires were collected. This study finds that: 1) teacher training in the deep poverty areas of China has improved overall in making up for shortcomings; 2) the low outcome of skill and ability is the prominent shortcoming of teacher training in the deep poverty areas of China; 3) the overall outcome of teacher training in deep poverty areas of China is lower than the national average level, and the gap is widening.