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Secondary teacher management: requirements, allocation, and utilization - Guidelines
These guidelines published by IIEP are designed to support policy makers and technical staff in the planification and anticipation of their needs when managing secondary teaching staff to prevent...
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Teacher labor markets in developing countries
This paper considers how markets and non-market institutions determine the quantity, wages, skills, and spatial distribution of teachers in developing countries. Schools are a major source of...
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Increasing high school teachers self-efficacy for integrated STEM instruction through a collaborative community of practice
Teacher self-efficacy can significantly affect student learning. Researchers investigated the effects of teacher professional development and integrated STEM curriculum development on teacher self...
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In which countries do the most highly qualified and experienced teachers teach in the most difficult schools?
Teachers are the most important school resource. In every country, teachers’ salaries and training represent the greatest share of expenditure on education; and this investment in teachers can have...
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Mending the education divide: Getting strong teachers to the schools that need them most, TALIS
Teachers can shape their students’ educational careers. Research shows that children taught by different teachers often experience very different educational outcomes. This begs the questions: how are...
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Qualified teachers urgently needed - What TIMSS data reveal about teacher training and student learning
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), an international assessment of student achievement, can shed light on teacher quality. Based on the latest TIMSS 2019 data collection...
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Teaching K-12 Science and Engineering During a Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in widespread and ongoing changes to how the K-12 education system functions, including disruptions to science teaching and learning environments. Students and...
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Teacher Policy Development Guide - Summary
The Teacher Policy Development Guide was developed by the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All (EFA) in close coordination with UNESCO entities and external partners of the...
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Teachers and teacher policy in primary and secondary education
Discussion Paper Education Prof. Dr. Aidan Mulkeen, William Ratteree, Ilse Voss-Lengnik September 2017 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH This paper was created to...
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Improving Teaching and Learning
Progress made in improving access to education has not translated into improvements in learning for many children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds and in conflict areas. The UNESCO...
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STEM Starts Early: Grounding science, technology, engineering, and math education in early childhood
Just as the industrial revolution made it necessary for all children to learn to read, the technology revolution has made it critical for all children to understand STEM. To support the future of our...
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Cracking the code: girls' and women's education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
Despite significant improvements made in recent decades, education is not universally available and gender inequalities are widespread, often at the expense of girls. Complex and inter-related...