2024

Working papers

  • I.  

    “An overall pattern of dissatisfaction”? Interviews with primary school teachers on motivation, experience and recruitment

    (J. Kruger, D. Hompashe & L. Swelindawo, 2024).

Research notes

Key findings from the second year of TDD research are summarised in the research notes below. More notes will be added as the year progresses.

  • Note 13:

    The impact of teacher retirements on inclusive education: A dark cloud, or one with a silver lining?

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2023

Working papers

  • E.  

    South African teacher shortages as revealed through class sizes and learner-educator ratios: An exploratory analysis.

    (G. Wills, 2023).

  • F.  

    Projections of Educators by Age and Average Cost to 2070. (Final Report)

    (M. Gustafsson, 2023). The associated Excel model is available here.

    To see a video which explains key points of the report, click here. The video script is available here.

  • G.  

    Provincial Educator Demand Projections for South Africa, 2021-2030

    (B. Böhmer & M. Gustafsson, 2023).

  • H.  

    Who and How Matters: Using situated expectancy value theory to explore the mathematics performance of Grade 9 learners in South Africa

    (M. G. Takalani & D. L. Shepherd, 2023).

Research notes

Key findings from the second year of TDD research are summarised in the research notes below. More notes will be added as the year progresses.

Presentations

2022

Working papers

  • A.  

    Projections of Educators by Age and Average Cost to 2070. (Draft Report)

    (M. Gustafsson, 2022). The associated Excel model is available here.

  • B.  

    The Teacher Labour Market and Pay: How does it compare to other professions?

    (D. Shepherd, 2022a).

  • C.  

    Teachers’ level of education and employment over the last two decades: What can be learnt from labour force survey data?

    (D. Shepherd, 2022b).

  • D.  

    The Quality of Primary Mathematics Teacher Preparation in South Africa: Findings from PrimTEd.

    (N. Roberts & Q. Moloi, 2022).

Research notes

The findings from the first year of TDD research are summarised in a series of research notes. The research notes are largely based on working papers A-D above, but also incorporate relevant findings from previous research.

The Synthesis of Findings (Research Notes 1-11) contains all eleven notes in a single document.

The research notes are also available as separate documents below: