Teaching out-of-field internationally

Anne Price, Colleen Vale, Raphaela Porsch, Esti Rahayu, Fiona Faulkner, Máire Ní Ríordáin, Cosette Crisan, Julie A. Luft

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Abstract

This chapter presents vignettes from six countries regarding the phenomenon of Teaching Across Specialisations (TAS) or as it is often known teaching out-of-field. The vignettes provide an overview of the education system and policies and practices relating to teacher education, certification, recruitment and assignment to subjects or year levels. They also provide insights into how teaching out-of-field is conceptualised, if or how it is officially reported, its extent and importantly, any local, state or national responses to teaching out-of-field. The six countries included are Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the USA and Indonesia. These countries have been selected because they have the most available published research relating to teaching out-of-field. The vignettes have been written by researchers and academics from each country who is working in the field. The vignettes highlight the need for a nuanced understanding of the phenomenon as it occurs in different contexts including both commonalities and differences. The chapter concludes with an overview of the occurrence of teaching out-of-field from an international perspective and provides a synthesis of the key insights gleaned from the vignettes. These insights are further elaborated in subsequent chapters to facilitate a deeper understanding of the phenomenon.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationExamining the Phenomenon of 'Teaching Out-of-field?'
Subtitle of host publicationInternational Perspectives on Teaching as a Non-specialist
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages53-83
Number of pages31
ISBN (Electronic)9789811333668
ISBN (Print)9789811333651
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • International perspectives
  • Teacher assignment
  • Teaching across specialisations
  • Vignettes teaching out-of-field

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