How are teacher shortages in hardest-to-staff schools represented in (inter)national policy documents from England and Australia?

, , , , & (2024) How are teacher shortages in hardest-to-staff schools represented in (inter)national policy documents from England and Australia? Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 52(3), pp. 288-300.

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ABSTARCT: Teacher shortages are a significant global problem disproportionally affecting “hardest-to-staff” schools and subjects. To better understand (inter)national policy responses to teacher shortages, this paper uses a Bacchian-inspired approach to critically examine proposals suggested as solutions in policy documents from England and Australia, and thus how the problem is being thought about especially in relation to hardest-to-staff contexts. We contend that the problem representations in the policy documents are narrowly conceived and need to be considered differently through the lenses of (re)professionalisation and social justice.

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ID Code: 242104
Item Type: Contribution to Journal (Journal Article)
Refereed: Yes
ORCID iD:
Mills, Reeceorcid.org/0000-0002-2156-7677
Bourke, Terriorcid.org/0000-0001-7298-9637
Mills, Martinorcid.org/0000-0003-2168-3536
White, Simoneorcid.org/0000-0002-5014-2977
van Leent, Lisaorcid.org/0000-0002-8720-545X
Additional Information: Funding: This research is funded by the Australian Research Council (DP230100041).
Measurements or Duration: 13 pages
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2024.2323941
ISSN: 1359-866X
Pure ID: 141458384
Divisions: Current > Research Centres > Centre for Justice
Current > Research Centres > Centre for Inclusive Education
Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice
Past > Schools > School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Funding Information: This research is funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC DP230100041).
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