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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...

The ATQF is one of the series of frameworks borne out of the first Strategic Objective of the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 16-25). The first Strategic Objective is to “Revitalize...

The major operators (those who make things happen) are not researchers; they are not policy makers; they are not education ministry technocrats; they are teachers. These professionals are central to...

In a context of education crisis, it is crucial for national teaching policies to be more tightly connected with the broader education improvement agenda, as well as systemic and school-based efforts...

The question of what and how students should learn has been occupying a central place in debates on education in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region (UNESCO, 2014). In response to these debates...

In 2006, a regional seminar was held in Bangkok that focused on examining the status of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region. Subsequently, in 2014, UNESCO Bangkok proposed a study to review the...

REPORT INDICATORS FOR TEACHERS AND TEACHING EXPERT GROUP MEETING - 2012 International Task force on Teachers for EFA, UNESCO Teachers and Higher Education, UNESCO Institute for Statistics This report...

At a time when several countries are faced with shortages of qualified teachers, a new study undertaken on behalf of the European Commission looks at what Member States could do to attract the best...

This report summarizes the analysis of major issues affecting the status of teaching personnel worldwide at all levels of education by the 12th Session of the Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on...

The Teacher Policy Development Guide was developed by the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All (EFA) in close coordination with UNESCO entities and external partners of the...

Discussion Paper Education Prof. Dr. Aidan Mulkeen, William Ratteree, Ilse Voss-Lengnik September 2017 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH This paper was created to...