Open AccessSigns of a Catastrophe: Predicted Shortage of Teachers of Lower Secondary Science and Technics and Technology in Slovenia
Author(s) -
Kosta Dolenc,
Andrej Šorgo,
Mateja Ploj Virtič
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revija za elementarno izobraževanje
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2350-4803
pISSN - 1855-4431
DOI - 10.18690/rei.14.2.239-256.2021
Subject(s) - economic shortage , action (physics) , mathematics education , baseline (sea) , psychology , political science , medical education , medicine , law , physics , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics , government (linguistics)
The paper provides evidence as a baseline for action to prevent the educational catastrophe that would result from the predicted shortage of STEM teachers in lower secondary schools in Slovenia. Based on the data, obtained from the relevant institutions, we can predict that, without a change in educational policy towards encouraging students to choose the teaching of STEM subjects as a career, the number of STEM teachers will fall below all acceptable levels.