Is teacher certification an effective tool for developing countries?

Artikel

Teachers are perhaps the most important determinant of education quality. But what makes a teacher effective? Developing countries expend substantial resources on certifying teachers and retaining those who become certified; moreover, policymakers and aid donors prioritize increasing the prevalence of certified teachers. Yet there is little evidence that certification improves student outcomes. In fact, augmenting a school's teaching corps with contract teachers hired outside the civil service and without formal qualifications may be more effective in boosting student performance.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2017 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Education and Economic Development ; Education: Government Policy ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Public Sector Labor Markets ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Thema: education ; teacher training ; teacher certification ; qualified teachers ; contract teachers

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Pugatch, Todd
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2017

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.349
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/162359
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ