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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Teacher Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1447752

A Systematic Literature Review on the Importance of Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Global Educational Reform

Provisionally accepted
Md Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan Md Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan *Tebatso Namanyane Tebatso Namanyane Esther Nwigwe Esther Nwigwe Meiqi Feng Meiqi Feng Muhammad Arif Muhammad Arif
  • Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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    This study conducts various economic approaches implemented worldwide to augment teachers' recruitment and retention. It commences by situating the criticality of teacher recruitment and retention within the broader ambit of educational expansion and reform worldwide. Each nation prioritizes recruiting and retaining high-caliber educators, acknowledging the critical role that remuneration and additional professional opportunities play in attracting and sustaining individuals within the teaching profession. This systematic literature review analyzes the Economic approaches to teacher recruitment and retention. Using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols Statement), this literature review is those articles successfully published between 2017 and 2023. The study uses two well-known internet sources: Web of Science and Scopus. There are 215 publications, including 15 papers with the most citations for this thorough literature study. This study emphasizes the importance of economic incentives, such as salary and professional development opportunities, in attracting and retaining skilled teachers in educational institutions.This study finds that policymakers and educational administrators worldwide have pertinent insights and data poised to aid in formulating more efficacious economic strategies for recruiting and retaining teachers. The recommendations are based on a nuanced understanding of the interplay between financial factors and educational efficacy, seeking to inform future policy directions and academic discourse in this field.

    Keywords: teacher recruitment and retention, economic approaches, supply of teachers, demand for teachers, Hiring process

    Received: 12 Jun 2024; Accepted: 21 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Shaoan, Namanyane, Nwigwe, Feng and Arif. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Md Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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