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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...
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...
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...
Meeting document
Transforming our understanding of refugee teachers and teaching in contexts of forced displacement
This is the outcome document of the meeting convened by UNHCR, INEE, and Education International at the Transforming Education Pre-Summit in Paris titled: “Transforming our understanding of refugee...
Report
Time to teach. South Sudan
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...
Article
Teacher professional development in the Arab States during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study, commissioned by UNESCO Office Beirut, analyses the situation of teachers in several Arab countries during the COVID-19 crisis. Given the importance of teachers as leaders and agents of...
Policy brief
Refugee teachers: A quick guide
This guide provides basic planning and programming recommendations for managing refugee teachers, and is geared particularly towards camp settings where teachers are being recruited directly from...
Report
Left behind: Refugee education in crisis
This report tells the stories of some of the world’s 6.4 million refugee children and adolescents under UNHCR’s mandate who are of primary and secondary school-going age, between 5 and 17. In addition...
Report
Teacher Professional Development & Play-based Learning in East Africa - Strengthening Research, Policy, and Practice in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda
Research has identified both the myriad benefits of play for children’s development and the crucial role of teachers in delivering quality education. This is especially true in crisis contexts where...
Meeting document
Crisis-Sensitive Teacher Policy and Planning in Emergency and Displacement Situations - webinar concept note
This webinar on Crisis-Sensitive Planning in Emergency and Displacement Situations will build on the Guidance Note on Developing a Crisis-Sensitive Teacher Policy, jointly developed by UNESCO, UNHCR...
Meeting document
Guidance note on developing a crisis-sensitive teacher policy
Norwegian Teacher Initiative: Strengthening Multi-Partner Cooperation to Support Teacher Policy and Improve Learning One of the aims of the Norwegian Teacher Initiative is to support education...