Despite the good labour market position of starting teachers in terms of unemployment, starting salaries and the match between education and job, there are not enough graduates from the pabo and other teacher training colleges.
The shortage of teachers is increasing. There are not enough starting teachers to fill all vacancies in schools. In this chapter we will show where the shoe pinches in the inflow and outflow of the teacher training programs. The questions we answer are:
In this article we mainly look at long-term trends in the intake and through-flow of students. We also compare the inflow and through-flow of students in the teacher education programs with students throughout higher education in terms of some simple background characteristics (gender, ethnicity, previous education, profile choice, exam grades).
Reference:
Golsteyn, B. H., Vermeulen, S., & de Wolf, I. (2016). Teacher literacy and numeracy skills: International evidence from PIAAC and ALL. De Economist What effect does accelerated progression through course materials have on students’ development?
