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This technical brief gives a background on the evidence-based foundations of VVOB’s approach to promoting effective school leadership and exemplifies this in their work in Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya...

This report summarizes the findings of a 2020 survey of school leaders, teachers, and parents from schools in India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malaysia on the topic of school leadership. This group of...

The purpose of the National Framework on Social Dialogue for Teachers in Zambia is to provide a structure for organizing and managing dialogue between teachers on one hand, and government, union...

This study is an original synthesis of African research evidence on teacher professional development (TPD) provision in the sub-Saharan region. It provides a critical appraisal of the evidence base...

This article examines inequitable teacher distribution in Tanzania and its implications on the efficiency in public education expenditure. It also presents lessons learned for other countries.

This study, conducted by UNESCO IICBA in 2021 across 14 African countries, revealed significant psychological impacts of COVID-19. The most prevalent psychological impact was depression, affecting 31%...

Based on an ethnographic study with teachers who experienced the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake in Bantul, Indonesia, this article contributes to a nascent body of literature on teachers’ work, their...

Summary report of the online workshop Global pathways to an attractive teaching profession, that was held on 6th October 2023 on the occasion of World Teachers' Day celebrations. The workshop, co...

This advocacy guide on ‘Materials’ is the fourth in a series of five guides devoted to ‘Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education’. It can be used on its own or in combination with the four other advocacy...

Teachers for All is a mixed-methods and multi-phase research programme that generates evidence on primary school teacher allocation. This report presents findings from Zambia to support policymakers...

The Survey of Teachers in Pre-primary Education (STEPP) is the first international early childhood care and education (ECCE) personnel survey designed for low-and-middle-income countries, aiming to...

In Tanzania Mainland, available data show that teachers’ attendance is a persistent challenge. While the stark numbers are available, the evidence-base on which factors, policies and practices affect...