ERIC Number: ED557073
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-2204-6631
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The Teacher Workforce in Australia: Supply, Demand and Data Issues. Policy Insights, Issue #2
Weldon, Paul R.
Australian Council for Educational Research
This paper provides a brief overview of the current teacher workforce situation in Australia. It highlights workforce trends and projected growth, and areas where the collection and analysis of additional data may assist in the targeting of effective policy. Demand for teachers is on the rise. The population of primary students is set to increase dramatically over the next ten years. Secondary schools will start to see the increase flow through from 2018. Part-time employment of teachers is becoming more prevalent and the proportion of male teachers in secondary school continues to decline. Teacher supply varies across Australian states and territories. Most states have a current, and in some cases considerable, oversupply of generalist primary teachers. The secondary workforce is more variable in terms of the availability of teachers by subject areas as well as across states. Regional and remote areas tend to experience greater difficulty attracting and retaining teachers at all levels than do their metropolitan counterparts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Supply and Demand, Labor Force, Trend Analysis, Employment Level, Part Time Faculty, Gender Differences, Geographic Location, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Rural Urban Differences, Educational Trends, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Placement, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Qualifications
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Australian Council for Educational Research
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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