While you’re here… help us stay here.

Are you enjoying open access to policy and research published by a broad range of organisations? Please donate today so that we can continue to provide this service.

Person

Chandra Shah

Affiliation:
Alternate Name:
Chandravadan Shah
Discussion paper

Teaching ‘out of field’ in STEM subjects in Australia: evidence from PISA 2015

This paper examines the effects of individual teacher characteristics and school context on out-of-field teaching in STEM subjects. In particular, it examines the role of school autonomy and staff shortages.
Report

Future job openings for new entrants by industry and occupation

This report provides forecasts of job openings by industry and occupation for new entrants to the labour market from 2017 to 2024. These job openings are estimated by accounting for both growth (or decline) in the occupation or industry, as well as the replacement needs...
Technical report

Employer-supported training in Australia: participation, demand and supply

This study analyses data from the 2011-12 Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) for Australia to investigate which individual, labour force and firm characteristics are important in explaining participation in employer-supported training.
Report

Victorian teacher supply and demand report 2012 and 2013

This report provides forecasts of the supply and demand for teachers in Victoria from 2014 to 2020. The teaching workforce includes all teachers from K to 12. This is the tenth in the series of such reports, the first of which was released in 2001...
Report

Are neighbourhood characteristics important in predicting the post-school destinations of young Australians?

Students with similar individual and parental characteristics attending the same school, but living in neighbourhoods with different levels of socioeconomic status, are likely to have similar educational outcomes. About the research: While much research has been conducted on the influence of individual and family characteristics...