Staff shortages in education sector. Review of existing research and recommendations for local policy of educational services

Staff shortages in education sector are an important topic in international research in the field of education services and regional development. Even though this issue has gained importance also in Poland, it has not been explored by academics. Therefore, the objective of the paper is to de
scribe the processes responsible for teacher shortages and outline actions that would mitigate the risk
of unfilled vacancies in education sector which is an important role of regional policy. The literature review has demonstrated that the teacher recruitment process has become considerably longer and
often fails. This situation applies to many countries, a variety of education institutions and multiple
subject domains. Processes that clearly intensify staff shortages include the leakage of teachers who permanently leave the profession.  Continue reading “Staff shortages in education sector. Review of existing research and recommendations for local policy of educational services”

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