THE EFFECTS OF THE MIDDLE LAYER ON CHINESE COLLEGE TEACHERS’ COMPETENCE MODEL: A META-ANALYSIS

Abstract

In this paper, based on the competence onion model theory, we conducted an integrated study of empirical data in the middle layer of the competence model of Chinese university teachers by means of meta-analysis. A total of 30 previous studies were included, resulting in a total sample size of 16,632 individuals. The result showed that the overall performance of male teachers was better than that of female teachers in the middle layer of the Chinese university teacher competence model, and the average effect size was significant. Furthermore, research showed that among the four dimensions of attitude, values, self-concept, and social role in the middle layer, only the dimension of social role had a significant effect size and indicated that the overall performance of male teachers in this dimension was better than that of female teachers, and the level of superiority was low. The results indicated that there were clear differences in the overall performance of male and female teachers in different regions. The overall performance of the female teachers in North China was significantly better than that of the male teachers, with lower and weaker levels of excellence, while the overall performance of the male teachers in South China was better than that of the female teachers, with lower levels of excellence. The findings provide future researcher with references on the university faculty competency model.