Shortage of subject teachers: a festering wound in the Indian school system

Authors

Vimala Ramachandran, Education Research Unit, Government of India and National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (India)

Publication Date

1-2021

Subjects

Teacher shortage, Teacher supply and demand, Knowledge base for teaching, Educational policy, School systems, Primary secondary education

Comments

Open access article from Teacher India, a quarterly print magazine for educators across South and South East Asia, and the Middle East.

Abstract

Vimala Ramachandran suggests that issues that affect the shortage of subject teachers should be studied holistically and the system for aggregation of data on teacher demand overhauled to better support decisions related to teacher deployment.

Recommended Citation

Ramachandran, Vimala, "Shortage of subject teachers: a festering wound in the Indian school system" (2021).
https://research.acer.edu.au/teacher_india/40

Copyright Statement

Copyright ACER India 2021

Place of Publication

New Delhi, India

Publisher

ACER India

ISSN

0973-6689

Geographic Subject

India