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  • I Quit! An exploratory study into language teacher attrition in Queensland schools

    Author(s)
    Mason, Shannon
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    Mason, Shannon
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Two decades of mandatory language education in Queensland has failed to produce increased student participation beyond the compulsory years (Liddicoat 2010). So, what have been the barriers to success in Queensland, and how can the Queensland experience inform other states? A major factor inhibiting the success of language education is a chronic shortage of language teachers. An exploration into the supply and demand chain has put forth a strong case that teacher attrition—teachers leaving to teach in other subject areas, other areas of education, or to other careers—is a major cause of this shortage. This paper reports on ...
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    Two decades of mandatory language education in Queensland has failed to produce increased student participation beyond the compulsory years (Liddicoat 2010). So, what have been the barriers to success in Queensland, and how can the Queensland experience inform other states? A major factor inhibiting the success of language education is a chronic shortage of language teachers. An exploration into the supply and demand chain has put forth a strong case that teacher attrition—teachers leaving to teach in other subject areas, other areas of education, or to other careers—is a major cause of this shortage. This paper reports on the initial findings from a research study at Griffith University that is seeking to identify the reasons why language teachers leave their jobs. Data collected from 227 former and current language teachers in Queensland reveal that lack of preparedness, lack of support, and lack of respect for the subject area has a strong impact on language teacher attrition. More than half of the responding former teachers have remained attached to education, which suggests an inherent and deeper problem specific to language education, compared to teacher attrition in the broader educational context. While the focus of this research is primary and secondary teachers, there are implications for the tertiary sector which link to the themes presented. Firstly, it discusses language education policy during the early years of learning and its shortcomings. Secondly, the shortage of quality language teachers and its impact on quality language education in earlier years is shown to be a probable obstacle to student pathways into university language studies.
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    Conference Title
    LCNAU second Biennial Colloquium 2013
    Publisher URI
    https://www.lcnau.org/proceedings/2013-proceedings/
    Subject
    Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified
    Education not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/342098
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