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Following from the Regional Meetings initiated in May/June of 2020 on distance teaching and learning and the return to school, the Teacher Task Force, with member organisations and partners is...

Organized by UNESCO, the international community celebrates World Teachers’ Day (WTD) every year on 5 October since 1994 to commemorate the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the...

Various types of contracted teachers are now active in national education systems around the world, even in high-income OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. But the...

Teacher Self-Efficacy, Voice and Leadership: Towards a Policy Framework for Educational International - February 2012 Bangs, J., and Frost, D., (2012) University of Cambridge Faculty of Education and...

Teachers are recognized as key to educational quality and success in any society‘s education system. Understanding the importance of human resource policies and practices in the process of recruiting...

Teaching in Focus: What helps teachers feel valued and satisfied with their jobs? THALIS -OECD (2014/05) Teaching in Focus policy briefs use data from the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International...

Addis Ababa, June 20-24, 2016 The conference was aimed at providing knowledge sharing opportunities on the status of various contract types of teachers within educational systems in sub-Saharan Africa...

This meeting document provides an overview of the challenges related to the use of contract teachers in education systems, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights issues such as limited...

Policy frameworks on contract teachers: Recruitment, Training and Professional Development and Employment conditions - July 2011 ADEA, Ministère de l’Education, de l’Alphabétisation et des Langues...

Teachers are the backbone of education systems and the key to reaching learning goals, regardless of context and situation. Within the COVID-19 crisis, they are on the front line in ensuring that...

In 2015/16, teachers' salaries increased in 24 countries or regions, while they remained at about the same level in 16. Over the last seven years, in real terms, minimum statutory salaries have...

This publication, which has resulted from a collaboration between the Education International Research Institute and the University of Amsterdam’s IS Academie, reveals a global trend of educational...