Teacher Supply

Issues concerning the supply of teachers are of perennial concern to both policy-makers and researchers in the world of education. This trenchant and wide-ranging study not only provides major new research findings but also a re-interpretation of extant data. Combining qualitative and (very extensive) quantitative research, Teacher Supply provides a rigorous and iconoclastic treatment of issues relating to the recruitment, quality, training, and retention of teachers throughout the developed world and offers important recommendations for the future.

Stephen Gorard is Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Preface List of contents List of tables List of figures Abbreviations I ntroduction Chapter 1- An international crisis for the teaching workforce? Chapter 2- Re-considering the indications of the crisis Describing the teaching workforce Chapter 3- Who are the teachers? Chapter 4- Why do people become teachers? The strengths and weaknesses of the teaching workforce Chapter 5- Does teacher training make a difference? Chapter 6- Trends in teacher supply and demand-   International perspectives on teacher quality Chapter 7- The views of the employers Chapter 8- Can we require 'highly-qualified' teachers? Chapter 9- Strengthening the teaching workforce Conclusion Appendix - some of the larger tables relating to individual institutions References Index