Classrooms in Bhutan overflow with eager students; however, the teacher supply is often not enough to meet demand. The Bhutan Canada Foundation (BCF) is a Canadian charity working with the Ministry of Education in Bhutan, providing Canadian teachers to remote areas, where they work for a local salary and live in basic conditions The feature of…

Article examines the reasons teachers in southern Canada leave their comfortable jobs for the more remote Northwest Territories and why they choose to stay there. (Author/RK)

Considered the problem of surplus teachers and how to utilize those teachers. (RK)

A survey of the proposed reforms in teacher education recommended by Britain's controversial James Report. (Editor)

The development, impact, and problems of the General Teaching Council (Scotland) are described. Detailed are teacher registration, exceptional admission to register, teacher probation, investigating and disciplinary aspects, and recommendations on teacher supply and training. (AH)

The article generally describes the existing specialized native Indian teacher education programs in Canada. It notes their rationales, effectiveness and problems, and discusses four trends for the future. (SB)

Discusses leadership qualities and key role administrators must play in educational change. Summarizes issues needing consideration by planners during the next few years: economic restructuring for education systems, trends in adult education, enrollment patterns, teacher supply and quality, impact of educational electronic media, and relevance of…

Demographic projections concerning the shortage of teachers in Canada, their pay scale, the feminization of teaching, the gender gap in salaries, and teacher autonomy have often been incorrect, or correct for the wrong reasons. Instead of relying on demographic predictions, teachers should contemplate who they really want to be professionally,…

The author puts forward a whole range of new approaches to coping with the teacher surplus and using vacant college classrooms that would benefit both colleges of education and school boards. (Editor)

The article reviews the current status of teacher supply and demand, examines needs that have been identified, and draws implications for teacher education. The focus of the needs assessment is on one province: Saskatchewan. (AH)