Document Type
Policy Brief
Date of this Version
1-2001
Abstract
Few educational problems have received more attention in recent times than the failure to ensure that elementary and secondary classrooms are all staffed with qualified teachers. Over the past two decades, dozens of studies, commissions, and national reports have warned of a coming crisis resulting from widespread teacher shortages. This article briefly summarizes a recent study I undertook that used national data to examine the sources of school staffing problems and teacher short- ages. This research shows that although these issues are among the most important facing schools, they are also among the least understood. The data also reveal that many currently popular reforms will not solve the staffing problems of schools because they do not address some of their key causes.
Recommended Citation
Ingersoll, Richard. (2001). A Different Approach to Solving the Teacher Shortage Problem. CPRE Policy Briefs.
Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_policybriefs/21
Included in
Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Date Posted: 29 June 2015
Comments
This brief is based on the following Center for the Study of Teaching Policy (CTP) Research Report: Teacher Turnover, Teacher Shortages, and the Organization of Schools.
View on the CPRE website.