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Article
Teachers as agents of and for change
This article reports on a systematic review exploring the role of teachers as change agents in education. The review aimed to synthesize current knowledge on five key aspects: 1. How teacher change...
Presentation
Eléments et mesures d'attraction et de maintien des enseignants au Burkina Faso
Présentation par Tahirou Traore, coordonnateur national de la Coalition nationale pour l'Education pour tous du Burkina Faso, lors de l'atelier en ligne Global pathways to an attractive teaching...
Report
Safe to learn: what do teachers think and do about violence in schools?
This study presents the results of a survey of around 35,000 teachers (81% of whom were from Latin America) conducted for a UNESCO study as part of the Safe to Learn initiative to end violence in...
Report
Shanghai case study: A middle-tier space to support a high performing school system
This case study was carried out as part of the IIEP UNESCO and Education Development Trust research project on ‘Instructional leaders at the middle tier of education systems’. The research looks at...
Policy brief
Teachers at the centre: the role and needs of Asia-Pacific teachers in addressing violence and school-related gender-based violence
Drawing primarily on two recent studies, this brief highlights the experiences and voices of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region and argues for greater investment in teachers’ professional development...
Report
Landscape Review: Teacher Well-being in Low Resource, Crisis, and Conflict-affected Settings
This landscape review, which was commissioned by the Education Equity Research Initiative, serves as a first step in filling the evidence gap by building an understanding of teacher well-being in low...
Report
Change agents - Emerging evidence on instructional leadership at the middle tier
A major concern for policymakers around the world is how to design an entire system of education that provides high quality teaching and learning outcomes. This paper aims to make a significant...
Periodical
UNHCR Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa - Education Newsletter #22
Teachers have been on the front line in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly added to the already immense challenges they face in subSaharan Africa. Despite these many...
Report
A review of the use of contract teachers in sub-Saharan Africa
Various types of contracted teachers are now active in national education systems around the world, even in high-income OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. But the...
Manual / Handbook / Guidelines
ILO Handbook of good human resource practices in the teaching profession
Teachers are recognized as key to educational quality and success in any society‘s education system. Understanding the importance of human resource policies and practices in the process of recruiting...
Report
Conference on the Use of Contract Teachers Report
Addis Ababa, June 20-24, 2016 The conference was aimed at providing knowledge sharing opportunities on the status of various contract types of teachers within educational systems in sub-Saharan Africa...
Meeting document
Review of the Use of Contract Teachers - Concept Note
This meeting document provides an overview of the challenges related to the use of contract teachers in education systems, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights issues such as limited...