Investigating the Experiences of Beginning Teachers Employed Casually So as to Match Supply to Demand

Title
Investigating the Experiences of Beginning Teachers Employed Casually So as to Match Supply to Demand
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Boyd, Jillian
Harrington, Ingrid
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-4795
Email: iharring@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:iharring
Jones, Marguerite Ann
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9420-2495
Email: mjones46@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mjones46
Kivunja, Charles
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-0745
Email: ckivunja@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ckivunja
Reitano, Paul
Editor
Editor(s): Warren Halloway and John Maurer
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Kardoorair Press
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:5963
Abstract
Many challenges exist for teachers trying to secure employment in schools, particularly for those beginning their teaching career. Expectations are high from teacher education graduates that they will make an immediate transition to their 'own' classroom, as a permanent full-time teacher, once graduated. The reality is, however, that most beginning teachers in New South Wales enter the teaching profession initially on a Casual basis. This paper highlights a number of issues that contribute to the difficulties casual beginning teachers experience by exploring the supply and demand of school teachers, the increasing casualisation of the teaching workforce, and other issues compounding on casual beginning teachers. The paper concludes with the recommendation that, inter alia, different stakeholders should share information, which will result in better supply and demand relationships within the teaching profession.
Link
Citation
International Research in Teacher Education: Current Perspectives, p. 283-305
ISBN
0908244800
9780908244805
Start page
283
End page
305

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