Globalisation and Teacher Movements Into and Out of Multicultural Australia: Final Report

Increasing ‘brain circulation’ of professionals is one of the features of contemporary globalised societies. A teaching qualification is a passport to teach in another country. This report presents the findings of a three-year research project into the global circulation of teachers into and out of Australia, with a particular focus on three States: NSW, South Australia and Western Australia. This research project was conducted with the assistance of an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant. Associate Professor Carol Reid (UWS), Professor Michael Singh (UWS) and Professor Jock Collins (UTS) were the chief researchers. Industry partners were the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (NSWDET); New South Wales Teachers Federation (NSWTF); South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services (SADECS); Australian Education Union (South Australia Branch - AEUSA); Western Australian Department of Education (WADoE); and the Western Australian Department of Training and Workforce Development (WADTWD).