Teacher Recruitment: Reflections from Ireland on the Current Crisis in Teacher Supply

Autor/inn/en	O'Doherty, Teresa; Harford, Judith
Titel	Teacher Recruitment: Reflections from Ireland on the Current Crisis in Teacher Supply
Quelle	In: European Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (2018) 5, S.654-669 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Harford, Judith)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-9768
DOI	10.1080/02619768.2018.1532994
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Supply and Demand; Teacher Shortage; Teacher Persistence; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Educational Change; Ireland; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerrekrutierung; Lehrerbedarf; Lehrermangel; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Bildungsreform; Irland; Europa
Abstract	Teachers are widely recognised as the most powerful determinants of pupil achievement. Those countries considered to have high-performing education systems, such as Finland and Singapore, have prioritised investment in initial teacher education. In the Irish context, teacher education programmes have been high-status, over-subscribed, attracting a very high calibre of entrant. However, in the last two years, a bifurcation in the pattern of teacher recruitment and retention has emerged--while primary level teaching has retained its popularity, high numbers of primary level teachers are taking extended career breaks. In contrast, there is evidence of a reduction in numbers applying for second-level teacher education programmes, as well as a shortage in key subject areas, creating a 'crisis' in teacher recruitment and retention. This case study resonates with the international discourse on the topic, and an analysis of issues within a small educational system as is found in Ireland throws into sharp relief new perspectives on the contested international strategies being implemented to increase teacher supply. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01