Tackling teacher shortages: doing the right thing at the right time and with the right evidence

Beng Huat See; Stephen Gorard; Rebecca Morris

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.04084-7

Tackling teacher shortages: doing the right thing at the right time and with the right evidence

Beng Huat See, Stephen Gorard, Rebecca Morris

Teacher Education

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Teacher shortages are influenced by a complicated interaction of factors. Most prior research does not consider such complexities, resulting in misleading interpretations of the problem and ineffective solutions. Findings from our multi-pronged research approach suggests that there is no shortage of people wanting to teach in England. Therefore, widely-used policy approaches, such as financial incentives, are not appropriate long-term solutions. While they may be important to those who are considering teaching, they do not change people's decision to teach or not. Addressing teacher shortages needs to also consider the impact of government policies. More creative approaches to retention could be tested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Education
Editors	Rob Tierney, Fazal Rizvi, Kadriye Ercikan
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	655-670
Number of pages	16
Edition	4th
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128186299
ISBN (Print)	9780128186305
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.04084-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2022

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Keywords

Attracting and retaining teachers in hard-to-staff areas
Financial incentives
Shortage subjects
Students' choice of teaching as a career
Systematic review of interventions
Teacher recruitment and retention
Teacher shortages

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General Social Sciences

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International Encyclopedia of Education. ed. / Rob Tierney; Fazal Rizvi; Kadriye Ercikan. 4th. ed. Elsevier, 2022. p. 655-670.

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