A Study and Estimation on Supply and Demand for Physical Teachers in Taiwan for the Next Six Years

• Main Authors: Wang,Ching-Shi, 王慶熙
• Other Authors: Wang,Tsung-Chi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18082951404211404958

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育研究所 === 89 === This study aims at understanding human resource demand for physical teachers in junior high school and the current situation of teacher training in Taiwan. Based on Research-Inference Mode, the researcher predicts relationship between supply and demand for physical teachers in junior high school for the next six coming years, so that the educational authority can use this as a reference while making both teacher training plans and further in-job teacher training programs. The data for this study were collected through questionnaire. The writer conducts a survey on 709 junior high schools island wide- public and private-including total numbers of classes, in job Physical teachers and that of resigned and retired ones. He then applies Trend Analysis and Method of Man Power Prediction to estimate how many teachers in this field will be needed and how many will be available in the market during the school year 2001 to 2006. Four important findings are: 1.Number of classes will have a tendency of increasing with years due to an annually increase in student number and shrinking class size. 2.Number of physical teachers in demand will also tend to increase annually. 3.There will be a serious unbalance between supply and demand: The former will exceed the latter. 4.After the implementation of nine years consecution, which requires students to take a learning field course named Health and athletics, demand for physical teachers will remain unchanged. Key words: physical teachers, teacher training, supply and demand for teachers