Artikel
Is teacher certification an effective tool for developing countries?
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.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2017 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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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
- Subject
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education
teacher training
teacher certification
qualified teachers
contract teachers
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Pugatch, Todd
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2017
- DOI
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doi:10.15185/izawol.349
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Associated
- Pugatch, Todd
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2017
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