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An ed-tech tragedy? Educational technologies and school closures in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed education from schools to educational technologies at a pace and scale with no historical precedent. For hundreds of millions of students formal learning became fully...
Policy brief
Establishing effective teacher policies: guidelines for action
This document is a call to actively step up the implementation of more effective teacher policies in Latin America, building on the efforts that many countries in the region have already set in motion...
Report
Assessment of the psychosocial impact of Covid-19 on teachers, teacher educators and learners and psychosocial support needs in selected Sub-Saharan African countries
This study, conducted by UNESCO IICBA in 2021 across 14 African countries, revealed significant psychological impacts of COVID-19. The most prevalent psychological impact was depression, affecting 31%...
Report
Safe to learn: what do teachers think and do about violence in schools?
This study presents the results of a survey of around 35,000 teachers (81% of whom were from Latin America) conducted for a UNESCO study as part of the Safe to Learn initiative to end violence in...
Report
Getting the right teachers into the right schools: managing India's teacher workforce
This study analyzes whether the Indian government is able to recruit and deploy teachers where necessary, whether practices are informed by policies, and if all of this is being done in a transparent...
Manual / Handbook / Guidelines
Southeast Asian guidelines for early childhood teacher development and management
These guidelines are intended to assist Education Ministries in Southeast Asia, as well as other relevant ministries and agencies in both professionalizing early childhood teachers and promoting...
Report
How can teaching be professionalized?
In recent decades, several educational systems in Latin America have undertaken reforms to professionalize teaching. In this current study, the Latin American Coalition for Teaching Excellence, in...
Report
Policies for teachers in Latin America during a pandemic: lessons learned and challenges ahead
This study aims to understand how education systems in Latin America have adapted to promote teaching excellence in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also aims to identify good practices that...
Policy brief
Teachers at the centre: the role and needs of Asia-Pacific teachers in addressing violence and school-related gender-based violence
Drawing primarily on two recent studies, this brief highlights the experiences and voices of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region and argues for greater investment in teachers’ professional development...
Policy brief
Understanding and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 disruption on trainee and early career teachers in secondary schools
COVID-19 has led to huge disruptions to the education system, not just for students and teachers, but for those training to join the profession. Trainees learning to teach in UK secondary schools in...
Manual / Handbook / Guidelines
Supporting early career teachers to thrive in their first year. A guide for schools
The aim of this guide is to provide evidence and guidance to assist schools’ efforts in supporting those Early Career Teachers (ECTs) who have trained during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years...
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...