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In Which Countries Do the Most Highly Qualified and Experienced Teachers Teach in the Most Difficult Schools? PISA in Focus. No. 85
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Avvisati, Francesco – OECD Publishing, 2018
Teachers are the most important school resource. In every country, teachers' salaries and training represent the greatest share of expenditure on education; and this investment in teachers can have significant returns. Research shows that being taught by the best teachers can make a real difference in the learning and life outcomes of otherwise…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
Primary School Pupils' Views of Characteristics of Good Primary School Teachers: An Exploratory, Open Approach for Investigating Pupils' Perceptions
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Bakx, Anouke; Koopman, Maaike; de Kruijf, Judith; den Brok, Perry – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
This article reports on results of a study on pupils' perceptions on teacher quality in primary education. Pupils' perceptions of desired characteristics of good teachers in primary education were compared to results of research into teacher quality from different perspectives: (1) perception studies of ideal teaching-and-learning environments;…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Student Attitudes
In Search of the Excellent Literature Teacher: An Inductive Approach to Constructing Professional Teaching Standards
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Witte, T. C. H.; Jansen, E. P. W. A. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study makes a contribution to the development of empirically based, domain-specific teaching standards that are acknowledged by the professional community of teachers and which, therefore, have a good chance of being successfully implemented and used for professional development purposes. It was prompted by the resistance on the part of many…
Descriptors: Literature, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Qualifications, Best Practices
Teaching Excellence Initiatives: Modalities and Operational Factors
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Land, Ray; Gordon, George – Higher Education Academy, 2015
Teaching excellence is at the centre of national and international higher education policy. The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is a part of the debate to develop a shared understanding of what constitutes teaching excellence and has published research including "Considering Teaching Excellence in Higher Education: 2007-2013" by Dr Vicky…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Excellence in Education, Research Reports, Focus Groups