One factor that will
affect teacher demand is whether pupil numbers are changing.
Not exact matches
The professionalization movement among
teachers includes a sharp focus on certification and on the importance of holding a master's degree, so I was interested in how choice
affects schools»
demand for such credentials.
Other factors, such as household income, ethnic makeup, and union membership among
teachers, can also
affect a district's
demand for certain qualities.
After again controlling for factors other than competition that might
affect a private school's
demand for certain
teachers, I compared
teachers in areas where parents have more choices among private schools with
teachers in areas where they have fewer.
The new report examines the scope of the
teacher shortage through state and national data on
teacher supply and
demand, and explores how local school and university leadership can
affect the three main leverage points in the
teacher pipeline: initial preparation, recruitment, and retention.
While we can't fully predict the
demands on and expectations of
teachers in the future, we can anticipate that the design and delivery of instruction may be very different, ultimately
affecting the roles and responsibilities of
teachers.