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  Managing teachers: the centrality of teacher management to quality education: lessons from developing countries

  CfBT Education Trust, 2008

  This report, published jointly by VSO and CfBT, gathers together learning from primary research undertaken in thirteen developing countries and from other available national level research and international synthesis reports concerning the human resource aspects of quality education and in particular the role of teachers.
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  Teacher labor markets in developing countries

  Future of Children, 2007

  Can the US learn from the experience of developing countries’ efforts to staff under-funded schools with quality teachers? This article summarises research into strategies used by developing countries to improve teaching and thereby improve student outcomes in schools serving poor populations.
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  Cancelling the caps: Why the EFA movement must confront wage bill caps now

  ActionAid International, 2006

  IMF loan criteria are currently threatening the achievement of Education for All, this paper contends. While EFA and MDG initiatives have resulted in a rapid expansion of the numbers of children in education, agreements between 18 developing countries and the IMF that cap the public sector wage bill are preventing the recruitment of new teachers.
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  Practical tips for teaching large classes: a teacher's guide

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2006

  Large class size is a reality in schools throughout the developing world, often resulting from inadequate funding and a host of related obstacles. This remains a constant challenge for teachers who are expected to carry out their jobs under very trying circumstances. Providing tools to address this problem is thus an important step towards realising quality education for all in school settings.
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  Recruiting, retaining, and retraining secondary school teachers and principals in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2005

  Across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, secondary education has been the weak link in students’ progression from primary education to either higher education or employment.
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  Teachers matter: attracting, developing and retaining effective teachers: overview

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2005

  Many countries are experiencing high rates of teacher attrition, while others are endowed with a large over-supply of qualified instructors. How can a country effectively attract, develop and retain a teacher?This report provides a comprehensive, international analysis of trends and developments in the teacher workforce from 25 countries.
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  Lessons learnt in the use of "contract" teachers: synthesis report

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2005

  This report sheds light on the use of contract teachers with a particular focus on Cambodia, Nicaragua and India - countries that have all relied on contract teachers at some point. The report documents the use of contract teachers in Cambodia, Nicaragua and India and outlines the experience of contract teachers in West Africa.
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  Missing in action: teacher and health worker absence in developing countries

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2005

  This paper presents the results of teacher and health worker absenteeism in primary schools and health clinics in Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Peru, and Uganda.Main findings from the study include:averaging across the countries, about 19 percent of teachers and 35 percent of health workers were absentin India, one quarter of government primary school teachers were absent f
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  Teacher management: a selected bibliography

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2005

  This document provides bibliographical references to documents addressing some of the major issues and trends related to teacher management.
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  Recruitment, retention, and development of school principals

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2005

  This booklet presents what is known about the recruitment, retention, and development of school principals.

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