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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...
Article
Altruism or money? Reducing teacher sorting using behavioral strategies in Peru
Inequality in access to high-quality teachers is an important driver of student socioeconomic achievement gaps. This article experimentally evaluates a novel nation-wide low-cost government program...
Article
Teacher transfers and the disruption of teacher staffing in the City of Sao Paulo
This paper analyzes preferences for certain school attributes among in-service teachers. It explores a centralized matching process in the city of Sao Paulo that teachers must use when transferring...
Article
The potential of smart matching platforms in teacher assignment: The case of Ecuador
This paper studies the potential of personalized smart information interventions to improve teacher assignment results in the context of a centralized choice and assignment system in Ecuador...
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
Seleccionar y asignar docentes en América Latina y el Caribe: un camino para la calidad y equidad en educación
Considerando los desafíos que la región enfrenta en seleccionar y asignar los mejores docentes a las escuelas que más los necesitan este documento busca responder dos preguntas fundamentales: ¿cómo...
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El problema de la escasez de docentes en Latinoamérica y las políticas para enfrentarlo
Para contribuir al debate sobre la escasez de docentes en Latinoamérica, este artículo reúne información inédita de la región para construir indicadores y analizar la falta de docentes en cinco...
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¿Quiénes estudian pedagogía en América Latina y el Caribe? Tendencias y desafíos en el perfil de los futuros docentes
Latinoamérica y el Caribe enfrentan importantes desafíos en materia de dotación y calidad de la fuerza laboral docente. En un contexto de necesidad de más y mejores docentes en las escuelas, este...
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 document
Malawi's continuing professional development framework for teachers and teacher educators
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has developed this National Framework for Continuing Professional Development (CPD Framework) for teachers and teacher educators in Malawi...
Policy brief
Understanding and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 disruption on trainee and early career teachers in secondary schools
COVID-19 has led to huge disruptions to the education system, not just for students and teachers, but for those training to join the profession. Trainees learning to teach in UK secondary schools in...
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...