银龄教师西部支援计划的效能释放机制激活与优化OACHSSCD

The support western plan of silver-age teachers in higher education institutions is a key national initiative aimed at promoting balanced re-gional development in higher education,mobilizing the expertise of retired faculty,and advancing high-quality educational development in western China.Taking University M in western China as a case study,this study conducted in-depth interviews with ten silver-age teachers and ten faculty members and students from the recipient institution.By employing the three-level coding analysis of grounded theory,the study explores the efficacy mechanisms dem-onstrated by silver-age teachers during the support process.The findings indicate that silver-age teachers play a significant role in transmitting professional ethics,providing academic leadership,and offering strategic guidance for disciplinary development.However,their long-term impact is constrained by several practical challenges,including short service terms that limit sustained effectiveness,superficial understanding of policy objectives leading to role misalignment,passive policy implementation resulting in supply-demand mismatches,and insufficient human-centered support that weakens the continui-ty of assistance.In response,the study proposes a series of optimization paths,such as establishing a tiered service-term system,deepening understanding of policy values,developing a precise supply-demand matching mechanism,and improving age-friendly support systems.These measures are intended to remove barriers to effectiveness,fully leverage the unique value of silver-age teachers in the development of higher education in western China,and pro-vide practical references for educational assistance initiatives and human resource development in the new era.