Abstract

The recruitment crisis for teachers in England has led to policy reforms which have significantly deregulated the sector, introduced market mechanisms to mimic aspects of the private sector and set providers in competition with one another. Leaders in Initial Teacher Education (ITE), from both schools and universities in England, were interviewed to understand their experiences of working in this policy context. Responses are analysed to reveal an emerging hierarchy in ITE provision. The research uses Bourdieu’s theoretical and methodological frame to make sense of the current field of ITE and conceptualises the providers as ‘agents’ working in the field who use capital to improve their position in the market. Teacher recruitment remains in crisis, and findings suggest that current reforms, rather than solving recruitment problems, are creating complex and unequal playing fields for both providers and applicants, which may be contributing to the continued crisis.

摘要

英格兰教师的招聘危机导致政策改革，极大地放松了对该部门的管制，引入了市场机制来模仿私营部门的各个方面，并使提供者相互竞争。来自英国学校和大学的初始教师教育（ITE）的领导者接受了采访，以了解他们在这种政策背景下的工作经验。分析响应以揭示ITE提供中正在出现的层次结构。该研究使用布迪厄的理论和方法框架来理解ITE的当前领域，并将提供者概念化为在该领域工作的“代理商”，他们利用资本来改善其在市场中的地位。教师招聘仍然处于危机之中，研究结果表明，当前的改革不是解决招聘问题，