Teacher supply : the key issues / Stephen Gorard ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gorard, Stephen.

Series:

Empirical studies in education.

Empirical studies in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Supply and demand.

Teachers.

Teacher turnover.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. . Professor Stephen Gorard, Dr Beng Huat Se

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of tables; List of figures; Glossary of terms and acronyms; Introduction; On becoming a teacher; Describing the teaching workforce; International perspectives on teacher quality; Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index.

ISBN:

9786611292157

9781281292155

128129215X

9781847144010

1847144012

OCLC:

290600495