My previous post (“Teacher supply gaps and the looming quality crisis in developing countries”) looked at how supply gaps in quality teachers and teacher training exacerbate the well-known global teacher shortfall in both primary and post-primary phases. We are quickly finding out, unfortunately though not surprisingly...
Read MoreIn 1994 UNESCO created World Teachers’ Day, scheduled annually for every 5th of October, to commemorate the “vital contribution that teachers and teachers’ organisations make to education and development”. This year’s theme is “take a stand for teachers”. Opposition to independent education organisations and to wor...
Read MoreIt is widely recognized that while the number and recruitment of teachers has grown significantly since 1970, recruitment rates have stalled and moreover have not kept pace with expanding enrolments.[1] This has led to a worldwide shortage of teachers that is particularly acute in developing countries. Recent estimat...
Read MoreAt the heart of the new instalment of Worlds of Education lies the foundation of an online magazine, creating a dedicated website as a new anchor point for the publication. In a readership survey held about a year ago, a large majority of respondents expressed their wish for a significant on-line presence for the magazine (see g...
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