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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
The teachers who leave. Teacher attrition in Burkina Faso
High teacher attrition affects education systems through direct costs in replacing teachers who left the service, and indirect costs in classroom disruption and loss in experience. Efforts to address...
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%...
Manual / Handbook / Guidelines
Strengthening mental health and psychosocial support for pre- and in-service teachers in Africa
This guide is developed to provide guidance, systemic responses, and integration of mental health and psychosocial well-being in teacher education programmes and institutions. It comprises seven...
Report
Transforming education from within - Current trends in the status and development of teachers
This paper published on World Teachers’ Day 2022 aims to provide a contextual, data-driven overview of the key challenges facing teachers around the world in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Policy brief
Teacher training and support in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic
This report synthesizes available evidence on the policies and practices of 40 sub-Saharan African (SSA) partner countries of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with respect to teacher...
Policy brief
Closing the gap – Ensuring there are enough qualified and supported teachers in sub-Saharan Africa
The fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4) aims to ensure better learning opportunities and outcomes and more equitable and inclusive education for all. SDG target 4.c calls for an increase in...
Book
La Question enseignante au Bénin : un diagnostic holistique pour la construction d'une politique enseignante consensuelle, soutenable et durable
Ce rapport sur le diagnostic de la question enseignante donne une vision analytique etholistique de la question enseignante au Bénin. Il se base sur un guide méthodologiqueconçu par l’UNESCO, dans le...
Report
Teacher issues in Uganda
This report provides a holistic overview of teacher issues in Uganda. It was elaborated using the methodological guidelines for the analysis of teacher issues in Sub-Saharan African countries produced...