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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...

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...

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, 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%...

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...

Teacher absenteeism constitutes a significant barrier to achieving national educational goals in many low and middle-income countries, where teacher absence rates range from 3 to 27 per cent. While...

This paper discusses a future vision for developing education in Egypt, through a variety of angles, including achieving financial support, authentic approaches in curriculum planning and development...

This study, commissioned by UNESCO Office Beirut, analyses the situation of teachers in several Arab countries during the COVID-19 crisis. Given the importance of teachers as leaders and agents of...

There is a learning crisis. Fifty-three per cent of children in low- and middle-income countries are in ‘learning poverty’, i.e. they cannot read and understand a simple text by the end of primary...

To answer the question on the readiness of teachers for emergency remote teaching, this study collected data from teacher educators, teachers, students in HEIs and learners in high school. The study...

This report is a comparative study on teacher professional development in relation to curriculum. The review is framed by a focus on the interrelationship between teacher professional development and...