Exploringtheorganisation and

managementofteachercareers

AnIIEP-UNESCOresearchproject

Teachers are

precious

“Lookingahead,governmentsneedtobethinkingstrategically. Thelessattractivetheteachingprofession

becomes,thegreatertheriskofrecruitingagenerationofcandidateswithpoorqualifications,lessconfidenceandalowerwillingnesstoinnovate.Thelong-termeffectsofapoorcadreofteachersare

difficulttoreverse.”EFAGlobalMonitoringReportteam,2015

Improvedstatusoftheprofession

motivation,jobsatisfaction,teacherretention,student

learning

Focusontheorganisationandmanagementofteacher careers

Stepsintheresearchproject

Exploratory

studyMappingexercise

Casestudies

Countriesinthemapping exercise

Insightsfromthemappingexercise

Richdiversityinpossiblecombinationsofdesignoptions

Anumberofpre-requisitesneedtobeconsideredbeforeintroducingteachercareerreform

Specificconsiderationsinthedesignofcareerstrucutres

Moreinformationwww.iiep.unesco.org/en/our-expertise/teacher-careers

Contact:b.tournier@iiep.unesco.org

Singapore (video):DiversifyingTeachercareersthroughstreams

Objectivesoftheresearch

Makeavailableinformationontheorganisationandmanagementofteachercareers

Assessimplementationchallenges

Assessperceivedeffectsonteachermotivation,retentionandattraction

Mappingexercise

• Colombia• Ethiopia• Lithuania•Mexico• Peru• Scotland• SouthAfrica• Thailand

Exploratory study

• Typology ofcareer models

• Importanceofencouraging autonomousmotivation

• Career ladders:apromising model