Teaching competence, quality, and professional growth of professors in Chinese universities

This paper examined the mechanisms of teaching competence, quality, and professional growth of professors in Chinese universities.The research adopted a descriptive correlational research design, and data was collected from 425 teachers at Chinese universities through an effective questionnaire survey.The research sought to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, years of service, highest educational attainment.It also identified the teaching competence in terms of teaching skills, cognitive ability and communication skills; described the teaching quality in terms of knowledge depth and breadth, leadership and management and operational administration capacity; assessed the professional growth in terms of professional knowledge, ability and capacity expansion.It tested the significant difference among teaching competence, teaching quality and professional growth when grouped according to demographic profile and tested the significant relationship among the key variables.The research results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship among teaching competence, quality and professional growth.Chinese universities may prioritize school culture development through various activities, strengthen teacher training, and promote various teaching methods.Also, teachers may strengthen subject mastery by organizing professional development focusing on cognitive ability, communication skills and leadership.Lastly, universities may integrate digital tools and platforms that may enhance the continuous learning resources for training and development.These efforts will promote educational innovation, promote professional collaboration, and promote sustainable progress in Chinese universities education sector.