Teachers in developing countries : improving effectiveness and managing costs /

Teachers in developing countries : improving effectiveness and managing costs /

This volume discusses the major options decision makers face when dealing with teacher career and remuneration policies. Most of the papers were prepared for a seminar on teacher costs and effectiveness organized by the Economic Development Institute (EDI) of the World Bank. Participants holding sen...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial. Instituto de Desarrollo Económico
Other Authors: Farrell, Joseph P. (ed.), Oliveira, Joao Batista Araújo e, ed
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank. Economic Development Institute, 1993
Series:EDI seminar series
Subjects:
DOCENTES
SALARIO DOCENTE
SISTEMAS DE ENSEÑANZA
ANALISIS COMPARATIVO
PAISES EN DESARROLLO
ESTADOS UNIDOS
JAPON
PROFESORES
ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO
TERCER MUNDO
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Overview
  • Pt. 1. The cost and effectiveness of teachers
  • 1. Teacher costs and teacher effectiveness in developing countries / Joao Oliveira and Joseph P. Farrell
  • 2. International lessons for school effectiveness: the view from the developing world / Joseph P. Farrell
  • Pt. 2. The economics of teacher remuneration policies
  • 3. Factors affecting teachers' salaries / Manuel Zymelman with Joseph DeStefano
  • 4. Teacher compensation in developing countries / Alejandra Cox Edwards
  • 5. Influences on the choice of a teaching career: an analysis from an international perspective of the french experience / Franȯis Orivel and Jean Perrot
  • 6. Social and economic aspects of teaching in the United States / Alan P. Wagner
  • 7. A comparison of teachers' salaries in Japan and the United States / Stephen M. Barro and Joe W. Lee
  • 8. Primary school teachers' salaries in Sub-Saharan Africa / Manuel Zymelman with Joseph DeStefano
  • 9. Economic incentives to improve teaching / Richard J. Murnane
  • 10. The role of local communities in teacher incentive systems / Frances Kemmerer and Sivasailam Thiagarajan
  • Pt. 3. Training and managing teachers
  • 11. Teacher evaluation: a critical review and a Plea for supervised reflective practice / F. Michael Connelly
  • 12. Teacher training in developing countries: lessons from research / Beatrice Avalos
  • 13. Participatory approaches to teacher training / Sheldon Shaeffer
  • 14. Three scenarios for the future of teaching in the United States / Arthur Wise
  • 15. The concerns of teachers' unions for quality education in developing countries / Pai Obanya

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