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What Can We Do to Strengthen the Teacher Workforce?
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Gorard, Stephen; See, Beng Huat; Smith, Emma; White, Patrick – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
This paper considers recurrent alarms in England, Wales and other developed countries concerning shortages of teachers. It summarises the conclusions from a mixed-methods international study of teacher supply, quality and retention. The research used large-scale secondary data sets from a variety of sources, at both the individual and aggregate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Focus Groups, Developed Nations
What Are the Problems with Teacher Supply?
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White, Patrick; Gorard, Stephen; See, Beng Huat – Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2006
This paper is based on our studies of teacher recruitment and retention. Using official statistics from a variety of secondary sources, it builds on our previous work on the changing demand for teachers by exploring issues of teacher supply in the UK. Our findings suggest there is no overall shortage of applicants to initial teacher education and…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Supply and Demand, Foreign Countries, Employment Patterns
Teacher Demand: Crisis What Crisis?
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See, Beng Huat; Gorard, Stephen; White, Patrick – 2003
This paper is based on two studies of teacher recruitment and retention commissioned by the General Teaching Council of Wales and the ESRC. Using official statistics from a variety of secondary sources, it shows trends over time in teacher numbers in England and Wales and examines teacher vacancies, pupil-teacher ratios, and teacher wastage. It…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Turnover, Teacher Persistence
Teacher Demand: Crisis What Crisis?
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See, Beng Huat; Gorard, Stephen; White, Patrick – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2004
This paper is based on two studies of teacher recruitment and retention commissioned by the General Teaching Council of Wales and the ESRC. Using official statistics from a variety of secondary sources, it shows trends over time in teacher numbers in England and Wales, and examines teacher vacancies, pupil-teacher ratios and teacher wastage. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Labor Turnover, Teacher Persistence