Based on Bourdieu's field theory, this paper constructs a three-dimensional theoretical model of "field - capital - habit" for institutional care of university teachers. Research shows that the professional pressure on college teachers stems from the triple effects of the distortion of the marketization of the field (the expansion of instrumental rationality), the polarization of capital competition (the Matthew effect of economic/cultural capital), and the involution of habits (the reinforcement of self-discipline). Institutional care needs to achieve systematic intervention through the reconstruction of the field ecosystem (weakening quantitative assessment), the reset of the capital structure (optimizing resource allocation), and the positive shaping of habits (stimulating the subject consciousness). In the model, field autonomy, capital equilibrium, and habitual elasticity constitute three-dimensional coordinates, and their interaction forms three types of care paradigms: "oppressive", "suspended", and "empowering". This theory provides a framework for institutional design to solve the "happiness paradox" of university teachers (the contradiction between income growth and the stagnation of happiness), emphasizing the realization of teachers' sustainable development by reducing institutional transaction costs and building ethical organizational commitments.

Yinan Wang. Field Reconstruction and Capital Reset: Theoretical Model Construction of Institutional Care for University Teachers. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 8: 120-125. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2025.070819.

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