This thought-provoking collection examines the challenge of teacher shortages that is of international concern. It presents multiple perspectives, and explores the commonalities and differences in approaches, from around the world to understand possible solutions for the current teacher workforce crisis.

This thought-provoking collection examines the challenge of teacher shortages that is of international concern. It presents multiple perspectives, and explores the commonalities and differences in approaches from around the world to understand possible solutions for the current teacher workforce crisis. Acknowledging that solutions to attract and retain teachers vary by country, region and in some cases locality, the contributors scrutinise a range of workforce planning interventions at local and government level, including financial incentives and early career support. The book draws on different perspectives to understand a range of problems that negatively affect teacher recruitment and retention, unpicking key challenges, including links between the disadvantages of location and access to teachers for coastal and rural schools, rising pupil numbers, declining school budgets and the role of professional learning in raising teacher status. Abundant in critiques, research-informed positions and context-specific discussions about the impact of teacher workforce supply and shortages, this book will be valuable reading for teacher educators, educational leaders, education policy makers and academics in the field.

"Ovenden-Hope and Passy draw on expertise from across the globe to provide a timely and comprehensive exploration of contextual challenges associated with isolation, teacher recruitment and retention. PartI explores a range of perspectives on recruitment and retention of teachers in England. The authors raise critical questions about shortages and workforce supply in England. Readers will enjoy the well-crafted critiques, research informed positions, and context-specific discussions about the impact of teacher workforce supply and shortages in England. PartII of the book expands the context contributions to include international perspectives on teacher recruitment and retention. The addition of international authors results in a mix of new challenges and challenges common to all the settings described in both parts of the book. Readers will benefit from learning about the similarities and differences in the language and approaches used across the globe to describe and address issues in teacher recruitment, preparation and retention. All readers will find much to stimulate their thinking on teacher supply issues. The breadth of topics and the geographic reach of contexts will provoke both connection and disruption. Ovenden-Hope and Passy have provided us with a rich mix of authors who help us think more clearly about the contextual challenges associated with global teacher recruitment and retention." -Professor James O'Meara, Dean College of Education, Texas A&M International University, President, International Council on Education for Teaching, US Focal Point, International Taskforce on Teachers for Education 2030