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The organization and management of teacher careers have been central to Colombia’s strategy for education quality improvement. Since the early 2000s, the country has experienced many education reforms...

A teacher career reform was adopted in 2012 in Peru as part of a national effort to enhance the value of the teaching profession and restore confidence in the government’s ability to efficiently...

In Mexico, the implementation of new teacher career policies adopted as a part of an education reform in 2013 was subject to intense public debate and protests coordinated by organized teacher groups...

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...

Confronted with record-high numbers of displaced persons and protracted crises that have lasted for decades, this paper draws on case study examples from multiple countries to examine both the...

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...

Key education unions in the UK have warned that a majority of teachers have already considered leaving the profession due to pay concerns.

FREDRIKSSON Ulf (2008) European Commission The purpose of this study is to analyse whether UBS provides internationally comparable information on how teachers' salaries stand in relation to the...

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...

Making Education a Priority: Report of the Global Thematic Consultation on Education in the Post-2015 Development Agenda - September 2013 UNESCO/UNICEF (2013) The report offers a summary of the main...

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...