Teacher shortages?: the need for more reliable information at school level
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): F.Arends
KEYWORDS: DEMAND, SHORTAGES, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 6719
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3898
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3898
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Abstract
The main argument in this article is that more teachers leave the teaching profession than new recruits enter the profession. If this trend continues, the country will be facing a real problem. The main problem preventing such a problem is the lack of appropriate data.-
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