Core expertise

Education policy

Biography

Bertalan's research interests include sociology and economics of education, education-to-employment transition, education policy and evaluation, sustainable teacher workforce planning, and advanced quantitative and mixed methods research techniques.
His research programs involve three main themes: (1) graduate employability concerns affecting post-school life transition of students, with particular attention to post-higher education pathways into work; (2) teacher retention and mobility issues in Australia, with a particular focus on outlining the potentials of professional development programs for smoothing the integration of early-career teachers into the profession; (3) post-school life challenges of young people, with a focus on socio-economic issues that hinder “smooth” work-transitions.