The directional training of publicly-funded normal students is an important aspect of the program to strengthen teachers in the new era, and the problem of default by provincial publicly-funded normal students still exists, making the relevant policies and implementation under continuous improvement. Therefore, using a qualitative research-oriented case study method, this paper made a semi-structured interview with the graduates who had defaulted among the first publicly-funded normal students in Shandong Province, traced their real experiences and changes in thinking before and after the default, and used the rational choice theory to explore the influencing factors behind the default of provincial publicly-funded normal students. The study found that under the action scenarios of incomplete access to policy information, passive policy participation and increasing incentive factors, the default behavior of provincial publicly-funded normal students is mainly affected by personal preference and social relationships; Accordingly, the free education of provincial normal students needs to be improved in three aspects: expanding the depth and breadth of policy publicity, establishing communication and feedback channels and increasing incentive factors.

Xie Yuena. A Case Study of Factors Influencing Default of Provincial Publicly-Funded Normal Students——Taking the Case of Default of the First Publicly-Funded Normal Students in Shandong Province as an Example. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 14: 50-56. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.051410.

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