Out-of-field teaching in Australian secondary schools

Paul R Weldon

Out-of-field teaching in Australian secondary schools

Paul R Weldon

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

This report considers the extent to which Australian secondary school teachers are teaching subjects other than those in which they have specialised. It provides new data on the extent of out-of-field teaching overall and in a selection of subject areas, based on further analysis of the 2013 Staff in Australia’s Schools (SiAS) survey. In addition, the report uses new questions in the SiAS 2013 survey to assess the proportion of students affected by out-of-field teaching in selected subjects.

Original language	English
Journal	Policy Insights
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2016

Keywords

2013 Staff in Australia’s Schools (SiAS) survey
Out-of-field teaching
Policy Insights
Qualifications
Secondary schools
Subject specialisation
Teacher effectiveness
Teacher quality
Teacher specialisation

Disciplines

Secondary Education and Teaching

Access to Document

https://research.acer.edu.au/policyinsights/6

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