Teacher Supply and Demand

Abstract

The research on teacher supply and demand during the years from 1962 through 1966 was largely descriptive in nature. The major sources of data continued to be the publications of the National Education Association, Research Division.* Publications containing observations and proposals relative to the topic as well as reports of research studies were found in journal articles and in doctor's theses. The conclusions of these studies were generally complementary rather than contradictory. The literature selected for this chapter was limited to sources that appeared to have national implications for kindergarten through grade 12. For example, it was not possible to include a number of publications that were concerned with teacher supply and demand in the individual states throughout the nation. Space limitation did not permit coverage of teacher supply and demand in the rapidly developing community college movement. A further limitation was the exclusion of references that dealt in part with teacher certification, a topic to be discussed in a separate chapter. The review has been organized according to (a) background data, (b) sources of teacher supply and demand, (c) factors affecting teacher supply and demand, (d) recent innovations and proposals, and (e) needed research.