Interdisciplinary Seminar:
Education for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Convener: Kathy Mumford, Australia

But Who Will Teach the Children? Global Teacher Recruitment and Sustainable Education
Madeleine Mattarozzi Laming, Australian Federation of University Women

The apparent world-wide shortage of teachers has serious implications for the sustainability of education in developing nations as an increasing numbers of teachers migrate to developed nations, including Australia, to take advantage of higher salaries and better working conditions. This paper examines the extent of the shortage and suggests ways of preventing the drain of experienced teachers from countries that cannot afford to lose them. In particular, this paper examines the recruitment of personnel from other professions into teaching.

Madeleine Mattarozzi Laming holds a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education from Monash University and a Master of Education from the University of Melbourne, where she has recently submitted her PhD thesis. A Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the Australian Catholic University, she has extensive teaching experience, including two years in Zimbabwe, and has published widely on education issues.