Session Overview: Impact of Policy and Law on Teachers and Teaching

Understanding the Impact of International Financial Institutions’ Policies and the International Legal Context on Teachers and Teaching Quality: Evidence from Uganda and Burundi


Global Consultation 2009, Istanbul

Thursday 2 April 9:00 - 13:00, Concurrent Working Session Block 5

Abstract

ActionAid and partner organizations have been undertaking participatory research in Sierra Leone, Uganda and Burundi on (a) improving learning outcomes in primary schools and (b) increasing budgetary allocations to education by challenging macroeconomic policies.

This session will:

  • review regional and international trends on teacher recruitment, training, compensation
  • offer training on national budgets and international agreements (International Monetary Fund and World Bank) pertaining/impacting teacher recruitment, training and compensation
  • discuss the impact of these trends and policies on education quality, in particular on gender disparities; and
  • consider how legal frameworks and instruments can be used to holding the Government accountable


Session participants will be engaged in a dynamic review and lead through how to adapt tools to track budgetary allocations for teacher recruitment, training and compensation at the international and national level. There will be different tools for different stakeholders: parents/SMC/PTAs, students, teachers, policy advocates and decision-makers.

The panel is composed of representatives from ActionAid country offices leading the research and campaign activities along with colleagues from National Teachers Union. This representation provides an opportunity to understand how different stakeholders engage on a common issue and work together as members of the Global Campaign of Education and Education International.

Session Objectives

  • Objective 1: Discuss policies and trends in teacher recruitment, training and compensation in post conflict and recovery settings
  • Objective 2: Provide capacity building on impact of international financial institutions (International Monetary Fund and World Bank) policies on teacher recruitment, training and compensation
  • Objective 3: Exploring how legal frameworks and instruments can be used to hold Governments and international institutions accountable for delivering quality education, especially in post conflict and recovery settings


Expected Outcomes

  • Outcome 1: Joint statement of teacher quality, including principles of recruitment, retaining and compensation in post conflict settings
  • Outcome 2: Capacity development in tracking impact of IFI policies on education budgets and specifically teachers in post conflict settings
  • Outcome 3: Assessment of draft indicators for monitoring human rights obligations in education


Panel

Chair: Elise Legault, ActionAid

Presenters:


For more information regarding this session please contact the Session Coordinator Elise Legault at {encode="elise.legault@actionaid.org" title="elise.legault@actionaid.org"}elise.legault@actionaid.org.

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