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Remedying Australia’s Teacher Shortage

Remedying Australia’s Teacher Shortage
A teacher teaches Aboriginal languages to students at St Johns High School in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 14, 2012. William West/AFP via Getty Images
Gabriël Moens
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On Aug. 12, Australia’s education ministers released a National Action Plan on the teacher shortage. But reading the ministers’ statement on the action plan reveals that the proposed strategies amount to not much more than aspirational comments.
Gabriël Moens
Gabriël Moens
Author
Gabriël A. Moens AM is an emeritus professor of law at the University of Queensland, and served as pro vice-chancellor and dean at Murdoch University. In 2003, Moens was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal by the prime minister for services to education. He has taught extensively across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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