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Download full textUNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2021
In sub-Saharan Africa, the loss of teaching hours due to teacher absenteeism corresponds to a waste of approximately 46 cents for every US dollar invested in education, an annual wastage of 1-3% of GDP. This brief summarizes the results of research in 11 countries in West and Central Africa under the Time to Teach study, a project in UNICEF that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employee Absenteeism, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Attendance
Direct linkChudgar, Amita – Comparative Education Review, 2015
This article investigates the association between studying with a contract teacher and a student's academic outcomes, using data from five Francophone African countries for two grade levels and two subjects. Based on this analysis, the evidence for or against this form of teacher hiring is inconclusive. The results indicate that these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Teacher Characteristics, Context Effect
Mulkeen, Aidan; Chapman, David W.; DeJaeghere, Joan G. – Academy for Educational Development, 2005
Expanding and rethinking the nature of secondary education in Sub-Saharan African countries, traditionally reserved for elites and few others, are becoming crucial to successful individual and national participation in the global economy. As governments and donors turn their attention increasingly to secondary education, policies are being…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Secondary Education, Retraining, Program Effectiveness
