Mathematics Teacher Shortages in Secondary Schools: Implications for Mathematics Departments.

Straker, Neil

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Publication Date: 1987

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Mathematics Teacher Shortages in Secondary Schools: Implications for Mathematics Departments.

Straker, Neil

Research Papers in Education, v2 n2 p126-52 Jun 1987

The article discusses various aspects of overt shortage of secondary school mathematics teachers, including recruitment trends, future prospects, attitudes of potential recruits, and school-based factors that contribute to shortages. Attention is also given to how secondary school mathematics departments are organized so as to cope with the shortage of specialist teachers. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Development, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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