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This report summarizes the findings of a 2020 survey of school leaders, teachers, and parents from schools in India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malaysia on the topic of school leadership. This group of...

This study is an original synthesis of African research evidence on teacher professional development (TPD) provision in the sub-Saharan region. It provides a critical appraisal of the evidence base...

This article examines inequitable teacher distribution in Tanzania and its implications on the efficiency in public education expenditure. It also presents lessons learned for other countries.

Based on an ethnographic study with teachers who experienced the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake in Bantul, Indonesia, this article contributes to a nascent body of literature on teachers’ work, their...

Summary report of the online workshop Global pathways to an attractive teaching profession, that was held on 6th October 2023 on the occasion of World Teachers' Day celebrations. The workshop, co...

Presentation by Dr. Minxuan Zhang, Director, Teacher Education Center, UNESCO Category 2 Centre, China, at the online workshop Global pathways to an attractive teaching profession, that was held on...

Presentation by Ezequiel Molina, Senior Economist in the Education Global Practice, World Bank, at the online workshop Global pathways to an attractive teaching profession, that was held on 6th...

The Survey of Teachers in Pre-primary Education (STEPP) is the first international early childhood care and education (ECCE) personnel survey designed for low-and-middle-income countries, aiming to...

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...

In Tanzania Mainland, available data show that teachers’ attendance is a persistent challenge. While the stark numbers are available, the evidence-base on which factors, policies and practices affect...

This document presents ICT Competency Standards for Teachers in Tanzania which define the competency outcomes and the supporting knowledge and skills that are needed to utilize ICT in teaching. It...

This article summarises the findings of the 2010 report Teaching competency standards in Southeast Asian countries. Eleven country audit.