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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...
Policy document
National Standards for Accreditation of Distance and Virtual Modes of Teacher Education Programs
This document produced by the organization in charge of the accreditation of teacher education programs in Pakistan presents the standards, or requirements, specifically for distance and virtual...
Policy document
National Professional Standards for Teachers in Pakistan
This document provides a characterization of the Pakistani teaching staff and schooling system, providing therefore information about recruitment and training needs on the national territory. Ten...
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...
Article
Teacher educators as curriculum developers: a case study of teacher education colleges in Cambodia
This case study explored the actual practices, challenges, and strategies employed by 25 teacher educators in Cambodia as curriculum developers, based on an analysis of documents and interview data...
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...
Report
Assessment of the psychosocial impact of Covid-19 on teachers, teacher educators and learners and psychosocial support needs in selected Sub-Saharan African 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%...
Article
Bangkit semangat - raise the spirits: Teachers' vulnerability, resilience, and voice in postdisaster Indonesia
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...
Meeting document
14th International Policy Dialogue Forum - practical traveller information
This is the practical traveller information guide for the participants who will attend in person the 14th International Policy Dialogue Forum. With the theme ‘Addressing global teacher shortages...
Presentation
Three policy cases to recruit and retain high-quality teachers in China
Presentation by Dr. Minxuan Zhang, Director, Teacher Education Center, UNESCO Category 2 Centre, China, at the online workshop Global pathways to an attractive teaching profession, that was held on...
Meeting document
14th International Policy Dialogue Forum - call for proposals for breakout sessions
With the theme ‘Addressing global teacher shortages: Dignifying, diversifying and valorizing the profession’, this year’s Forum will investigate common challenges leading to teacher shortages, how to...