{"id":70170,"date":"2023-10-09T00:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T04:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=70170"},"modified":"2023-10-09T00:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T04:39:44","slug":"australias-teacher-workforce-has-a-diversity-problem-heres-how-we-can-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/australias-teacher-workforce-has-a-diversity-problem-heres-how-we-can-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s teacher workforce has a diversity problem. Here\u2019s how we can fix it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70171\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diversity.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diversity.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diversity-250x146.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s teaching workforce does not reflect the diversity of the Australian community, a situation that has far-reaching implications for our education system.<\/p>\n<p>As we outline in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.unimelb.edu.au\/mgse-industry-reports\/report-7-seeing-ourselves-at-school\">new research<\/a>, published today, teachers are predominantly Australian-born, female, and non-Indigenous.<\/p>\n<p>Most hail from middle-class backgrounds with urban upbringings, and are less likely to have disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>So why is this lack of diversity a problem? And what can be done to help overcome it?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Teacher shortages and student achievement<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Australia is in the midst of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-01-30\/pandemic-exposed-australia-teacher-shortage-students-schools\/101886452\">teacher shortage<\/a>, which is affecting schools in unequal ways.<\/p>\n<p>Schools in rural, remote areas, and those with higher levels of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pc.gov.au\/inquiries\/completed\/school-agreement\/report\/school-agreement.pdf\">disadvantage<\/a>\u00a0have been shown to bear the brunt of this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Our research suggests diversifying the teaching workforce can help address attaining and retaining teachers in schools and strengthen student outcomes across the board.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Diversity makes a difference<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11115-021-00535-3\">Research<\/a>\u00a0shows teachers from minority groups, such as teachers of colour, can increase student achievement, especially for students from the same groups.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/document?repid=rep1&amp;type=pdf&amp;doi=e064c83b3b8aefbb0e9b7d5d90c09faf96987df3\">Evidence<\/a>\u00a0also suggests teachers from minority groups often hold higher expectations for their minority students compared with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2017-30813-012\">majority teachers<\/a>. For example, Black teachers tend to have higher expectations than white teachers of Black students, and students respond to this with greater effort.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers from minority groups can act as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unimelbcloud-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/agarner1_unimelb_edu_au\/Documents\/Jack%20Keating%20Policy%20paper%202023-\/Conversation%20article\/Griffin,%20A.%20(2018).%20Our%20stories,%20our%20struggles,%20our%20strengths.\">role models<\/a>\u00a0for people from similar backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers from minority groups can also act as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journal.spera.asn.au\/index.php\/AIJRE\/article\/view\/194\">cultural \u201cbridges\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to parents and students from these groups, fostering a sense of belonging and facilitating cultural understanding among students and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers from minority groups are also more likely to stay in hard-to-staff schools impacted the most during a staffing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>For example, teachers from ethnic minorities are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0741932517733047?journalCode=rsed\">more likely<\/a>\u00a0to teach and stay in schools with many minority students, and teachers from rural areas are more likely to teach and remain in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarsjunction.msstate.edu\/ruraleducator\/vol43\/iss3\/1\/\">rural schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, how can we increase the diversity of the teaching workforce?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Grow-your-own programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One approach we examined in our new report is known as a \u201cgrow-your-own program\u201d, which focus on would-be teachers already working in schools. This is where would-be teachers are given financial assistance by governments, and other support such as a mentor or study groups. Upon finishing the program, they become fully qualified teachers in their local school.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED613183.pdf\">research<\/a>\u00a0shows grow-your-own programs can increase teacher diversity and address staffing shortages. They can support people already working in hard-to-staff schools, such as teacher aides, to undertake teaching qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>By recruiting people who already have ongoing connections with the community, grow-your-own programs produce graduates likely to take up and retain teaching positions in these communities.<\/p>\n<p>New South Wales is currently trialling a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.nsw.gov.au\/teach-nsw\/get-paid-to-study\/grow-your-own\/grow-your-own---teacher-training-program\">similar program<\/a>\u00a0targeting teacher aides. The Northern Territory and Queensland also have targeted grow-your-own programs for Indigenous people.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Teacher residency programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Teacher residency programs bring candidates into schools from the beginning of their training, where they are closely mentored by experienced teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates teach actively from the start while completing their teaching qualification.<\/p>\n<p>These programs are usually focused on increasing the supply of teachers, rather than increasing diversity.<\/p>\n<p>But since they allow people to earn an income and train at the same time, they can remove\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/research_reports\/RRA256-1.html\">barriers<\/a>, such as the costs of full-time study, for those from minority groups.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Targeted scholarships for teacher trainees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Scholarships can help meet the costs of studying to become a teacher, and have been used for decades, although mostly without an emphasis on teacher diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Australian departments of education already offer scholarships targeted to Indigenous secondary and university students who want to become teachers, or who are in teacher training.<\/p>\n<p>We know these scholarships\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2227-7102\/10\/10\/262\">do work<\/a>\u00a0to support people into teaching and could be targeted to other minority groups as well.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Building bridges between VET and teacher training<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Vocational education and training (VET) courses can be easier and cheaper to access than university courses.<\/p>\n<p>For some students they feel like less of a cultural and financial \u201cleap\u201d than going to university.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicservicedegrees.org\/college-resources\/increasing-teacher-diversity\/\">Building pathways<\/a>\u00a0between VET and teacher education courses can help diversify the teaching workforce.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vu.edu.au\/courses\/graduate-certificate-in-education-eted\">Victoria University<\/a>\u00a0and Charles Darwin University offer good examples in Australia.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Overcoming barriers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Those wishing to become teachers in Australia already face several barriers.<\/p>\n<p>One is a test known as the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (<a href=\"https:\/\/teacheredtest.acer.edu.au\/\">LANTITE<\/a>), which aspiring teachers must pass.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s important our teachers have strong literacy and numeracy skills, some people from diverse backgrounds can find tests\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/1996-12938-001\">threatening<\/a>\u00a0and underperform. We need to consider whether there are alternatives that are equally valid.<\/p>\n<p>School context and culture is also important. Encouraging a person from a minority group into teaching won\u2019t help if the structures and cultures in the workplace don\u2019t support them and cater for diversity.<\/p>\n<p>School leadership, parents and students need to recognise that staff diversity strengthens the school, and support minority staff appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>We need to make sure schools are places where diverse teachers feel valued and can flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Policymakers and schools must recognise teacher workforce diversity is a key component of school quality.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bios:<\/strong> Suzanne Rice is a Senior Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, Alice Garner is a Honorary Research Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education and Lorraine Graham is a Professor of Learning Intervention all at The University of Melbourne<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s 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\u00a0new research, published today, teachers are predominantly Australian-born, female, and non-Indigenous. Most hail from middle-class backgrounds with urban upbringings, and are less likely to have disabilities. 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