Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) Insights: Understanding the Levers for Improving Teacher Quality

This paper reviews 4 channels that affect teacher quality and how policy might tackle these issues in a systems framework

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 23 February 2017

• Country: Pakistan
• Document Type: Discussion Paper
• Theme: Education
• Authors: Brown, C

Abstract

Teachers are unarguably a crucial part of the education system in every country in the world, and often the subject of public policy. We can characterise policies that affect teacher quality as either impacting teachers at the point of entry or exit from the profession, or affecting the existing stock of teachers. However, treating these channels as separate rather than part of the larger teacher labour market misses important supply side effects and heterogeneity in treatment effects. In this Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) Insight, the authors review 4 possible channels that affect teacher quality and how policy might be directed at tackling these issues in a systems framework. 

This paper was funded under the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) Programme

Citation

Brown, C. (2017). RISE Insights - Understanding the Levers for Improving Teacher Quality, 3p

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RISE Insights - Understanding the Levers for Improving Teacher Quality

Published 23 February 2017