Author compares supply of qualified teachers with the numbers of teachers who are employed" (the surplus) and with the numbers who should be employed to attain a specified standard of educational quality" (the shortage). (Author/SP)

Information on teaching in Canadian public schools is the primary focus of this booklet which answers frequently asked questions, received by the Canadian Teachers' Federation, on teaching conditions and requirements, resources, and institutions. Topics covered are: (1) the roles, duties, and qualifications of teachers; (2) teaching outside the…

These two articles discuss, firstly, why the teacher surplus occurred and four alternatives for alleviating it, and secondly, several tips to teachers seeking a first job. (HMV)

This planning study analyzes both the characteristics and supply/demand of elementary school teachers in Ontario. By using statistical data from 1958-1972, the report shows trends in (a) sources of teacher supply, (b) mobility and retention of teachers, (c) special education and (d) effects and influence of neighboring areas on Ontario education.…

This research report contains a descriptive analysis of tables on present and projected statistics of teacher supply and demand in the United States. Included are tables on enrollment in teacher education in 67 institutions, 1969-70 to 1972-73, by level; on graduates prepared to teach and graduates receiving the bachelor's and first professional…

The first half of this document examines the national supply and demand of teachers, while the second half is concerned with the situation in Wisconsin. The change from the teacher shortage of the 1960's to the surplus of the 1970's is traced and explained, and the continued shortage in certain fields, such as industrial arts, special education,…

A nationwide survey of public school physical educators employed in grades K-12 was conducted to assess availability of teaching positions. In addition, a breakdown was made of those employed at K-6 and 7-12 levels as well as the respective student enrollments for those levels. Results are presented and discussed. (MT)

Intended to test the feasibility of job-sharing in Hawaii's schools, this project was set up to provide job sharing of one hundred teaching positions on a fifty-fifty basis between experienced tenured teachers and new hires. The report describes the purpose and intent of the project; defines job sharing; establishes tentative guidelines for…

This article describes and analyses the growing trend of teachers as mobile knowledge workers in the global labor market. According to the authors, the task of small countries of fulfilling the increasing demands of universal primary education under Education for All (EFA) is reaching crisis proportions. With a more flexible labor market, teacher…

Factors that influence the design of state teacher policies and the impact of these policies on issues of coordination, equity, and teacher supply are examined. The structure and operation of policies in effect in four states--California, Colorado, Georgia, and Oklahoma--are described, and the factors that influence the design of these state…

The dynamics of the teacher labor market were examined, focusing upon the problems of which teachers leave the profession, why they leave, where they go, and what it would take to retain them as public school teachers. In-depth case studies were made of six universities and six school districts. Data were collected by interviews (n=180) with…

This study examines some aspects of discrimination in the market for public school teachers in the United States, using extensive cross-section data from the Coleman Report of 1965. The methodological framework used is a model of the spatial distribution of teachers based on the theory of equal advantage. (Author)

The increase in the number of students trained to teach economics education in England has not kept pace with the growth of demand for such teachers. (Author/DE)

In this study school administrators were submitted a questionnaire to discover the characteristics, traits, or qualities in applicants for teaching positions that most influence their decisions on hiring. Recipients of the questionnaire were randomly selected to represent all geographic regions of the state. Results indicate that the job interview…