The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland
Abstract Difficulties in recruiting qualified teachers have been traced to insufficient services and amenities in rural areas, an urban emphasis in teacher education, few local students becoming teachers and a lack of teacher mobility. This study maps the mobility of recently graduated teachers in u...
Published in: | Sociologia Ruralis |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Other Authors: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12185 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fsoru.12185 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/soru.12185 |
id |
crwiley:10.1111/soru.12185 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crwiley:10.1111/soru.12185 2024-06-23T07:53:57+00:00 The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland Bjarnason, Thoroddur Thorarinsdottir, Brynhildur Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12185 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fsoru.12185 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/soru.12185 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Sociologia Ruralis volume 58, issue 4, page 786-804 ISSN 0038-0199 1467-9523 journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12185 2024-06-11T04:45:59Z Abstract Difficulties in recruiting qualified teachers have been traced to insufficient services and amenities in rural areas, an urban emphasis in teacher education, few local students becoming teachers and a lack of teacher mobility. This study maps the mobility of recently graduated teachers in urban, exurban, micropolitan and other rural areas of Iceland. The graduation rate of teachers was found to be higher in rural than urban areas, yet rural teachers are less likely to remain after graduation. Relatively few rural teachers return from on‐campus studies in the either the capital area or the northern regional centre. Rural distance students are however almost equally likely as urban on‐campus students to stay in their home areas after graduation, and they are the majority of teachers in rural areas. From a policy perspective, distance education appears more effective than regional campuses in increasing the supply of qualified teachers in rural and remote areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Sociologia Ruralis 58 4 786 804 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Wiley Online Library |
op_collection_id |
crwiley |
language |
English |
description |
Abstract Difficulties in recruiting qualified teachers have been traced to insufficient services and amenities in rural areas, an urban emphasis in teacher education, few local students becoming teachers and a lack of teacher mobility. This study maps the mobility of recently graduated teachers in urban, exurban, micropolitan and other rural areas of Iceland. The graduation rate of teachers was found to be higher in rural than urban areas, yet rural teachers are less likely to remain after graduation. Relatively few rural teachers return from on‐campus studies in the either the capital area or the northern regional centre. Rural distance students are however almost equally likely as urban on‐campus students to stay in their home areas after graduation, and they are the majority of teachers in rural areas. From a policy perspective, distance education appears more effective than regional campuses in increasing the supply of qualified teachers in rural and remote areas. |
author2 |
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Bjarnason, Thoroddur Thorarinsdottir, Brynhildur |
spellingShingle |
Bjarnason, Thoroddur Thorarinsdottir, Brynhildur The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland |
author_facet |
Bjarnason, Thoroddur Thorarinsdottir, Brynhildur |
author_sort |
Bjarnason, Thoroddur |
title |
The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland |
title_short |
The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland |
title_full |
The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland |
title_fullStr |
The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Effects of Regional and Distance Education on the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Rural Iceland |
title_sort |
effects of regional and distance education on the supply of qualified teachers in rural iceland |
publisher |
Wiley |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12185 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fsoru.12185 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/soru.12185 |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_source |
Sociologia Ruralis volume 58, issue 4, page 786-804 ISSN 0038-0199 1467-9523 |
op_rights |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12185 |
container_title |
Sociologia Ruralis |
container_volume |
58 |
container_issue |
4 |
container_start_page |
786 |
op_container_end_page |
804 |
_version_ |
1802645861578047488 |