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Initial teacher training in initial literacy under the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala’s specialized teacher training programme in primary education
Effective literacy teaching programmes have, as a common denominator, teachers with specialized training. The study summarized in this article suggests that a significant number of teachers in the...
Report
Panama. The state of public teacher policies
This report analyses the state of public teacher policies in Panama. It was prepared with the support of the Inter-American Dialogue and Unidos por la Educación [United for Education], in the Republic...
Report
Teacher management in refugee settings: Uganda
This case study aims to contribute to the burgeoning evidence base on teachers working in crisis and displacement contexts and to provide the Government of Uganda, UNHCR and other key partners with...
Report
Leading teaching and learning together: the role of the middle tier
Many forces determine teachers’ effectiveness. One relatively neglected but significant factor is the nature of the professional support that teachers receive locally. Almost every system includes a...
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
Ensuring effective teacher management in refugee settings: Public schools in Jordan. Policy brief
This policy brief aims to provide research-informed policy guidance for the effective management of elementary-level teachers in public schools catering to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The guidance is...
Report
Crisis-sensitive educational planning for refugees and host communities: lessons from Ethiopia
In 2016, Ethiopia, one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in Africa, committed both at legal and policy levels to improve access to quality education for refugees. This report presents lessons...
Policy brief
Ensuring the effective management of primary-level teachers in refugee settings in Ethiopia. Policy brief
Effective teacher management, directed at building the status, competency and motivation of teachers, is a key policy lever that can help Ethiopia to achieve its aim of developing and sustaining a...
Report
Teacher management in refugee settings: Ethiopia
In 2018 IIEP-UNESCO and Education Development Trust jointly published a review of the literature relating to teacher management in refugee contexts. Fragmented information on refugee teachers, coupled...
Report
Teacher management in refugee settings: Public schools in Jordan
Over the past decades, Jordan has made considerable progress in education. The country now offers ten years of compulsory and free basic education, and has seen improved enrolment rates, school...
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Crisis-sensitive teacher policy and planning: Module on the Teacher Policy Development Guide
Applying a crisis-sensitive lens in the development of national teacher policies is essential to ensure that teachers can act as critical agents of support and protection and to ensure that quality...
Report
Teacher management in refugee settings: UNRWA schools in Jordan
In crisis and displacement situations, the role of teachers is particularly significant; they are the ‘key to successful inclusion’ and are sometimes the only educational resource available to...