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Report
Time to Teach – Morocco
Teacher absenteeism is one of the biggest obstacles to educational progress and children's learning and poses a particularly serious problem in developing countries. Although there is a lack of...
Article
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...
Report
Teachers' and school heads' salaries and allowances in Europe - 2020/2021
Remuneration is a key element in making teaching a more attractive profession and it becomes increasingly important as education authorities in many European countries need to address teacher...
Article
Teacher professional identity: How to develop and support it in times of change
Promoting and supporting the development of strong professional identities in teachers is relevant to teachers, policy makers and the research community. The benefits of examining Teacher Professional...
Report
Increasing women’s representation in school leadership: A promising path towards improving learning
Emerging evidence shows a positive association between women school leaders and student performance. Some studies suggest women school leaders are more likely than their male counterparts to adopt...
Report
Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe - 2017/2018
This report analyses the earnings of full-time, fully qualified teachers and school heads in public schools in 42 European education systems (2). At secondary level, however, only general programmes...
Report
Teacher professional development and curriculum: Enhancing teacher professionalism in Africa
This report is a comparative study on teacher professional development in relation to curriculum. The review is framed by a focus on the interrelationship between teacher professional development and...
Meeting document
Catastro de experiencias relevantes de políticas docentes en América Latina y el Caribe
Este Catastro de Experiencias que abarca las cuatro dimensiones de formación inicial; formación continua y desarrollo profesional; carrera docente y condiciones de trabajo; e instituciones y procesos...
Book
Critical issues for formulating new teacher policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: the current debate
The aim of the Regional Strategy on Teacher Policies from the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) is to produce and disseminate specialized...
Book
State of the art and policy guidelines on the training and professional development of early childhood teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean
This document presents the state of the art with regard to policies for the training and professional development of early childhood teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean and a set of guidelines...
Meeting document
Perspectives on teacher-policy development in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons learnt from the Regional Strategy on Teachers, OREALC/UNESCO 2011-2016
UNESCO is aware that the main challenge faced by the teaching profession refers to the number of teachers at schools, the quality of their training and the school and working conditions. Since 2012...
Report
Initial teacher education in citizenship in Latin America: a comparative analysis of six countries
This document reports on a study of initial teacher education in citizenship education in Latin America undertaken as an initiative of the OREALC-UNESCO Regional Strategy on Teacher Policies. Its...