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<p>In the literature, analysing job adverts is considered to be a credible method for collecting data about the real demand for employees with higher education. Studies on the demand for teachers based on this data source have been conducted in many countries, but never in Poland. On this basis, the research objective was to identify regional and temporal changes in the demand for geography teachers. As part of the study we tracked all job adverts addressed to geography teachers which were published online over a period of nearly two years. It turned out there were 3,438 such job vacancies in Poland, which included part-time and full-time positions. The study results indicated vast temporal and regional differences in the demand for teachers, and also a clear imbalance in the demand for geographers between Warsaw – the capital city – and the rest of the country. It should be highlighted that both the methodology and the results presented in the paper are pioneering.</p>
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In the literature, analysing job adverts is considered to be a credible method for collecting data about the real demand for employees with higher education. Studies on the demand for teachers based on this data source have been conducted in many countries, but never in Poland. On this basis, the research objective was to identify regional and temporal changes in the demand for geography teachers. As part of the study we tracked all job adverts addressed to geography teachers which were published online over a period of nearly two years. It turned out there were 3,438 such job vacancies in Poland, which included part-time and full-time positions. The study results indicated vast temporal and regional differences in the demand for teachers, and also a clear imbalance in the demand for geographers between Warsaw – the capital city – and the rest of the country. It should be highlighted that both the methodology and the results presented in the paper are pioneering.

<bold>Regional and temporal changes</bold> in demand for geography teachers in Poland. Results of job advert tracking in the years 2019–2020

Institute of Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Institute of Geography, Department of Research in Geography Education

Miscellanea Geographica

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 in demand for geography teachers in Poland. Results of job advert tracking in the years 2019–2020

In the literature, analysing job adverts is considered to be a credible method for collecting data about the real demand for employees with higher education....

No.	Voivodeship	Primary schools	Middle schools	Stage I sectoral vocational schools	General secondary schools	Technical secondary schools
	POLAND	13,546	25	1,283	3,323	1,851
1	Dolnośląskie	785	3	90	226	132
2	Kujawsko-Pomorskie	683	3	92	200	117
3	Lubelskie	923	0	72	193	135
4	Lubuskie	336	0	41	80	56
5	Łódzkie	837	5	70	225	120
6	Małopolskie	1,475	0	123	257	144
7	Mazowieckie	1,781	3	131	531	213
8	Opolskie	389	0	35	85	50
9	Podkarpackie	1,075	1	70	168	105
10	Podlaskie	400	0	37	100	57
11	Pomorskie	729	0	77	204	105
12	Śląskie	1,334	7	139	346	217
13	Świętokrzyskie	524	0	53	111	72
14	Warmińsko-Mazurskie	528	1	56	145	75
15	Wielkopolskie	1,243	1	130	299	156
16	Zachodniopomorskie	504	1	67	153	97

Regional and temporal changes in demand for geography teachers in Poland. Results of job advert tracking in the years 2019–2020

Publié en ligne: 31 oct. 2022

Pages: 198 - 207

Reçu: 28 mars 2022

Accepté: 24 oct. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0018

Mots clés
Content analysis, demand, geography teachers, labour market, job offer, Poland

© 2022 Danuta Piróg et al., published by Sciendo

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Comprehensive schools by voivodeship during the school years 2019–2020 (excluding special needs schools)

Regional and temporal changes in demand for geography teachers in Poland. Results of job advert tracking in the years 2019–2020

Publié en ligne: 31 oct. 2022

Pages: 198 - 207

Reçu: 28 mars 2022

Accepté: 24 oct. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0018

Mots clésContent analysis, demand, geography teachers, labour market, job offer, Poland

© 2022 Danuta Piróg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

Comprehensive schools by voivodeship during the school years 2019–2020 (excluding special needs schools)

Mots clés
Content analysis, demand, geography teachers, labour market, job offer, Poland