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This chapter explores key issues that concern teachers and teacher development. First it discusses the development of policy and practice in relation to pubic supported and substitute teachers who remain part of the workforce on inferior conditions of service located in rural areas. Second the quality of rural teachers is illuminated using data from the case study areas. Third teacher stability and turnover are investigated. Fourth, teacher deployment and efficiency are considered. The last section reaches conclusions about ways forward.
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Wang, L., Lewin, K. (2016). Rural Teacher Issues. In: Two Decades of Basic Education in Rural China. New Frontiers of Educational Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2120-6_5
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