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social science subjects > education > teaching > teacher recruitment

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teacher recruitment  

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  • Teacher recruitment includes varied efforts to attract potential candidates to the profession and/or to vacant teaching positions. Although the United States prepares sufficient teachers to staff available openings, teacher recruitment serves two broad purposes: diversifying the teacher workforce and staffing key shortage areas. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Teacher Recruitment]

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