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Who becomes a teacher and why?
This paper reports on a comprehensive review of international evidence, synthesising the findings of some of the strongest empirical work on the main factors influencing people's decisions to be...
Article
What works in attracting and retaining teachers in challenging schools and areas?
This article presents a systematic review of international research evidence identifying the most promising approaches to attracting and retaining teachers in hard-to-staff areas. It concludes that...
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Who wants to be a teacher? Findings from a survey of undergraduates in England
This study analyses the results of a survey of undergraduates from a variety disciplines in England that explores whether respondants have considered teaching as a career and which factors attract...
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
Teacher training and support in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. Policy brief
This policy brief presents available evidence on the policy and practice responses in teacher training and support during the periods of school closures and re-openings in 40 GPE partner countries in...
Report
Teacher training and support in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic
This report synthesizes available evidence on the policies and practices of 40 sub-Saharan African (SSA) partner countries of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with respect to teacher...
Report
Preparing teachers for diversity. The role of initial teacher education. Final report
Even though the diversity found in European societies is not a new phenomenon, its nature is rapidly changing. Europe is becoming increasingly diverse due to intra-European mobility, international...
Policy brief
Teacher training and support in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic
This report synthesizes available evidence on the policies and practices of 40 sub-Saharan African (SSA) partner countries of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with respect to teacher...
Blog
Joined up Action Needed: Gender and Schooling in the Time of COVID 19
More than 1.5 billion children worldwide are out of school due to COVID 19 and we don't know for how long. As yet there is no gender disaggregation of these figures. This shock comes at a time when...
Report
Policy frameworks on contract teachers
Education is a fundamental human right that must be secured for all because it is inseparable from human dignity. This means that all of the countries striving to achieve Education for All (EFA) face...