Teacher Supply and Demand: Issues in Northern Canada
This two‐year study (2007‐2009), which examined teacher supply and demand issues in northern Canada – Fort Nelson School District (BC), the Fort Vermilion School Division (AB), the Yukon Department of Education (YK), and the Yellowknife School District (NWT) – comprised three research objectives: (a...
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ftjcje:oai:cje.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org:article/2190 2023-05-15T16:17:57+02:00 Teacher Supply and Demand: Issues in Northern Canada Kitchenham, Andrew Chasteauneuf, Colin 2010-12-04 application/pdf https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/2190 eng eng Canadian Society for the Study of Education / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/2190/1816 https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/2190 Copyright (c) 2018 Canadian Society for the Study of Education Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 33 No. 4 (2010); 869-896 Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 33 No. 4 (2010); 869-896 1918-5979 0380-2361 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2010 ftjcje 2022-07-03T15:27:20Z This two‐year study (2007‐2009), which examined teacher supply and demand issues in northern Canada – Fort Nelson School District (BC), the Fort Vermilion School Division (AB), the Yukon Department of Education (YK), and the Yellowknife School District (NWT) – comprised three research objectives: (a) to ascertain in which subject areas acute and chronic needs for teachers existed, (b) to investigate recruitment and retention methods for northern professionals, and (c) to ascertain preferred professional development models. The participants included teachers, principals, and hiring personnel in the research sites. Research methods included the use of an on‐line questionnaire (n = 113), at least two semi‐structured interviews at each of the four sites with five to ten teachers, three to five principals, and one Human Resources personnel, and researcher field notes. Findings confirm and expand upon conclusions drawn by others and demonstrate the unique needs of northern educators. In particular, we found that (a) school districts continue to struggle with finding specialist teachers inthe senior high sciences and mathematics and in elementary Special Education, (b) few incentives exist for teachers to come to northern school districts and to stay there, and (c) the preferred professional development model for approximately one‐quarter of these Northern teachers, administrators, and hiring personnel is blended learning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fort Vermilion Yellowknife Yukon Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) Canada Fort Nelson ENVELOPE(-122.700,-122.700,58.805,58.805) Fort Vermilion ENVELOPE(-116.007,-116.007,58.392,58.392) Yellowknife Yukon |
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This two‐year study (2007‐2009), which examined teacher supply and demand issues in northern Canada – Fort Nelson School District (BC), the Fort Vermilion School Division (AB), the Yukon Department of Education (YK), and the Yellowknife School District (NWT) – comprised three research objectives: (a) to ascertain in which subject areas acute and chronic needs for teachers existed, (b) to investigate recruitment and retention methods for northern professionals, and (c) to ascertain preferred professional development models. The participants included teachers, principals, and hiring personnel in the research sites. Research methods included the use of an on‐line questionnaire (n = 113), at least two semi‐structured interviews at each of the four sites with five to ten teachers, three to five principals, and one Human Resources personnel, and researcher field notes. Findings confirm and expand upon conclusions drawn by others and demonstrate the unique needs of northern educators. In particular, we found that (a) school districts continue to struggle with finding specialist teachers inthe senior high sciences and mathematics and in elementary Special Education, (b) few incentives exist for teachers to come to northern school districts and to stay there, and (c) the preferred professional development model for approximately one‐quarter of these Northern teachers, administrators, and hiring personnel is blended learning. |
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Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 33 No. 4 (2010); 869-896 Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 33 No. 4 (2010); 869-896 1918-5979 0380-2361 |
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