This study draws upon the theoretical framework of value co-creation to deeply investigate its guidance in the field of teacher team construction. It further synthesizes existing literature to reveal several challenges faced by the construction of teacher teams in Chinese vocational education: unclear individual career development planning for teachers, weak subjectivity and participation among teachers, loose communication and cooperation between teachers and schools, lack of innovation incentives in vocational education, and the inequality in the distribution of vocational education resources. In response to these practical issues, this research proposes solutions based on the theory of value co-creation: providing personalized career development planning and professional training, enhancing teachers' subjectivity and participation, strengthening the institutional construction of cooperation between teachers and schools, and optimizing the educational ecosystem by enhancing participation from all parties and encouraging teaching innovation. These suggestions aim to promote the construction of high-quality teacher teams in vocational education and push for its connotative development.

Zhao Bingang, Hu Guangzhong. A Study on Building Vocational Education Teacher Teams through Value Co-Creation Theory. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 3: 79-84. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060313.

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