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Policy brief
Teacher wellbeing and the shaping of teacher shortages in crisis-affected contexts
This paper explores the link between teacher wellbeing, attrition, and shortages in crisis-affected contexts, where conflict, refugee influxes, and under-resourced environments exacerbate challenges...
Policy document
Teachers Service Commission Kenya - Strategic Plan 2023-2027
Strategic planning is one of the approaches adopted by the Teachers Service Commission of Kenya to fulfil its mandate. Following the expiry of the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, a new plan was developed...
Policy document
Estándares de calidad educativa – Aprendizaje, Gestión Escolar, Desempeño Profesional e Infraestructura
El Ministerio de Educación de Ecuador ha desarrollado un marco de estándares de calidad educativa que contiene competencias de gestión escolar y desempeño profesional docente y directivo docente. Este...
Article
Teacher Professional Development in Emergency Contexts: A small sample exploratory analysis for five East African Countries
This paper examines Teacher Professional Development (TPD) in conflict zones and refugee settlements in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda through qualitative and quantitative methods...
Report
School leadership for equitable quality education
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...
Report
Identifying the essential ingredients to literacy and numeracy improvement: Teacher professional development and coaching, student textbooks, and structured teachers’ guides
Using literacy and numeracy outcome measures for grades 1 and 2, this study evaluated the benefits of the following ingredients: (1) teacher PD and teacher instructional support and coaching; (2)...
Report
School Leadership in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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...
Report
Training better teachers: An implementation brief for improving practice-based initial teacher education
The evidence presented in this report and through the sector mapping study demonstrates how well-designed alternative education models can provide solutions to the challenges faced by the South...
Policy brief
Innovative Pedagogies Project: Policy Brief
This policy brief outlines a project that assesses the extent to which inclusive, engaging and adaptive (IEA) pedagogies have been adopted at the system, school, and classroom levels in Ghana, Kenya...
Policy document
Plan Nacional de Formación Permanente, Ecuador
El presente documento consolida el Plan Nacional de Formación Permanente presentado en 2021, que plantea la formación docente como un “proceso permanente y continuo de reflexión de la práctica...
Article
Teacher professional development in Africa. A critical synthesis of research evidence
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...
Article
Using student and teacher assessments to design more pertinent in-service teacher training: the case of Ecuador
The development of pertinent and effective in-service teacher training remains a policy challenge for many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ecuador stands out as a country in the region...