Australia's teacher workforce has a diversity problem. Here's how we can fix it
- Written by: Suzanne Rice, Senior Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockAustralia’s teaching workforce does not reflect the diversity of the Australian community, a situation that has far-reaching implications for our education system.
As we outline in our new research, published today, teachers are predominantly Australian-born, female, and non-Indigenous.
Most hail from middle-class backgrounds with...
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