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Teacher absenteeism constitutes a significant barrier to achieving quality universal education. There is mounting evidence that teacher absenteeism is a challenge in low- and middle-income countries...

The Time to Teach research initiative addresses questions centred on identifying the different manifestations of teachers’ time-on-task and identifying the interactions between factors at different...

The Time to Teach study seeks to support the ministry in its efforts to strengthen teachers’ role in the school in order to increase their time on task. Its primary objective is to identify factors...

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...

This document presents ICT Competency Standards for Teachers in Tanzania which define the competency outcomes and the supporting knowledge and skills that are needed to utilize ICT in teaching. It...

The ICT Competency Standards for Teachers in Lao PDR were developed under the project "Enhancement of Digital Resilience through Competency-Based Teacher Training Reforms to Facilitate ICT Pedagogy...

This desk review examines teacher professional standards in 14 countries in the Pacific region. Identifying how excellence in teaching is measured and what are the challenges and opportunities for...

This document presents the reflections, discussions and recommendations that derived from the meeting of the Southern Africa Development Community task team for teacher standards, that took place in...

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...

The Education Strategic Plan 2019–2023 is designed for implementing education, youth and sport reforms and establishing a robust base for education in 2030 and beyond. It responds to the vision of...

Drawing on the 2013 Teacher Policy and the 2015 Teacher Policy Action Plan, the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Framework and Action Plan for teachers and school directors was developed in...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia adopted a teacher policy in 2013 and a teacher policy action plan in 2015. This framework aims to assist teachers and school directors to gain...