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"Anyone can teach maths": workplace perspectives on out-of-field teaching of mathematics
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"Anyone can teach maths": workplace perspectives on out-of-field teaching of mathematics

Emily Ross, Merrilyn Goos, Greg Oates, Linda Hobbs, Christopher Speldewinde, Connie Cirkony, Seamus Delaney and Janet Dutton
Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.389-396
The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc
MERGA2025 Conference: Unlocking Minds In Mathematics Education, 47th (Canberra, Australia, 06/07/2025–10/07/2025)
07/07/2025
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Abstract

The pervasive shortage of mathematics teachers in Australia has resulted in a critical reliance on out-of-field (OOF) teaching, significantly impacting student performance. This study shares insights from a scholarly inquiry in progress aiming to map the complex educational ecosystem that perpetuates OOF teaching. This paper examines the positioning of OOF mathematics teachers within (or absent from) the current policy and organisational strategy documents that are supposed to support them. It explores analyses and interpretations using methodologies relating to the professional capital of the researchers considering them, with implications for future research.

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