ERIC Number: ED620293
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 59
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Time to Teach: Teacher Attendance and Time on Task in Primary Schools in South Sudan
Târlea, Silvana; Han, Christine; Nugroho, Dita; Karamperidou, Despina
UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
The Government of South Sudan, through the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI) and its development partners, has made efforts over the past decade to rebuild South Sudan's primary education system. Challenges to the delivery of education have persisted, both within the education system and external to it. The Time to Teach study focuses specifically on the issue of teacher attendance. It distinguishes between four types of interruptions to teacher attendance: absence from school; lack of punctuality; absence from class; and loss of teaching time in class. The study aims to identify the specific determinants at each level of the education system of South Sudan. In doing so, it highlights the role of various education stakeholders, from the central and decentralized levels, to the community level and as school level actors in monitoring and addressing the challenges to teacher attendance. The study seeks to contribute a better understanding of the various challenges faced by teachers and especially, the system deficits that affect teachers' attendance and motivation, with a view to providing evidence-based policy recommendations to relevant education stakeholders in the country.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attendance, Time on Task, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Selection, Teacher Salaries, Incentives, Inspection, School Visitation, Teacher Role, Accountability, Rural Areas, Conflict, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Materials, Health, Hunger, Family Work Relationship, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Behavior
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy)
Identifiers - Location: Sudan
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