Professor Gorard, Dr Beng Huat See and Dr Smith: Department of Educational Studies, York Dr White: Department of Sociology, Leicester. Gorard has published with McGraw-Hill (New York), Routledge Falmer, Open UP, Hodder & Stoughton, University of Wales P.

• Preface; List of contents; List of tables; List of figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One - An international crisis for the teaching workforce?; Chapter Two - Re-considering the indications of the crisis; Describing the teaching workforce; Chapter Three - Who are the teachers?; Chapter Four - Why do people become teachers?; The strengths and weaknesses of the teaching workforce; Chapter Five - Does teacher training make a difference?; Chapter Six - Trends in teacher supply and demand. International perspectives on teacher quality; Chapter Seven - The views of the employers; Chapter Eight - Can we require 'highly-qualified' teachers?; Conclusion; Chapter Nine - Strengthening the teaching workforce; Appendix - some of the larger tables relating to individual institutions; References; Index.

"is an interesting book" Journal of Education for Teaching, vol.34, No 4, November 2008