Analysis of the Shortages of the Teachers in Global STEM and Special Education Impact on the Students? Outcome

S. Venkatasubramanian

Abstract: Challenging for educational systems on a global level is the issue of teacher shortages, especially in STEM and special education. Overall, having qualified educators in these key fields has a direct impact on student learning outcomes, engagement, and long term academic performance due to the lack of such educators. This study focuses on how the shortage of teachers impacts student achievement because they have limited access to educational resources and allocation of resources, as well as the quality of instruction they receive. It uses what you can imagine is the missing piece that gaps in specialized instruction seduce into lower proficiency in STEM subjects, less inclusivity in special education, and more split socioeconomic divides, etc. Additionally, the study pinpoints the scope of these implications for the development of workforce, the growth of economy and the innovation, keeping that into account, requires interventions in the policy that can bring and hold the educators in these high demand areas. The research uses a mixed method approach, both case studies and statistical analysis and reviewing policy to measure the different countries approaches at addressing teacher shortages, and how they mitigate long term effects. The research indicates that to boost retention rates teachers need to be trained, competitive incentives are offered and targeted recruitment policies are introduced. It is crucial to alleviate this crisis for proper functioning of a culturally competitive and inclusive education system at the global level. Spreadsheet and SPSS tool is used for the analysis purposes. The tabulated results are analyzed and concluded.

Keywords: Teacher shortages, STEM education, Special education, Student outcomes, Educational policy

How to Cite?: S. Venkatasubramanian, "Analysis of the Shortages of the Teachers in Global STEM and Special Education Impact on the Students? Outcome", Volume 14 Issue 10, October 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 237-243, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251005100304, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251005100304