This bachelor's degree examines the social and economic reasons for the shortage of teachers in Slovenia and Europe. It draws on Harvey's (Harvey, 2012) conception of neoliberalism, which in the field of education manifests primarily as a drive for efficiency with minimal resources. Neoliberalism also contributes to the diminishing appeal of the teaching profession, reducing teachers to mere facilitators of learning and education itself to the obtainment of measurable results. The teaching profession is further influenced by the changing relationship between family and school, as family shields children against the pressures of education, and by digitalization, which enhances the measurability of results. These factors are supported with concrete data from international and national statistical databases and research, which shed light on the composition of the teaching workforce and teachers' own perception of the challenges they face.
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