EXPLORING THE ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TEACHER CAREERS

Barbara Tournier (b.tournier@iiep.unesco.org)CIES, 8th March 2017, Atlanta

Teachers are

precious

“Looking ahead, governments need to be thinking strategically. The less attractive the teaching profession becomes, the greater the risk

of recruiting a generation of candidates with poor qualifications, less confidence and a lower willingness to innovate. The long‐term effects of a poor cadre of

teachers are difficult to reverse.”EFA Global Monitoring Report team, 2015

Improved status of the profession

motivation, job satisfaction, teacher retention, student

learning

Focus on the organisation and management of teacher

careers

Research questions

What can be learnt from selected country policies to equitably widen career opportunities for teachers?• How are teacher career schemes in selected country cases

structured and how are promotion modalities organized? •What are implementation challenges of these different

teacher career schemes?• How do teachers perceive these career schemes and the

effects on their work and profession?

Make available information on the organisation and management of teacher careers by mapping out strategies used in countries that have innovative teacher career schemes in place or innovative aspects of specific interest

Assess implementation challenges and perceived effects on teacher motivation, retention and attraction

Provide policy options for policy makers and governments on the organisation and management of teacher careers

Objectives of the research

Exploratory study2015

Mapping exercise

2016

Case studies2017

Steps in the research project