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According to UNESCO and the OECD, [2] developed and developing countries across the world are grappling unsuccessfully with the problem of providing up to date teacher education both Initial Professional Development and continuing professional development to a diverse and large workforce (450,000 in England, [3] 1.3M in Pakistan in 2006 [4]).
Teacher quality has long been regarded as the essential component when it comes to factors that affect a student's education. Indeed, the Coleman Report claimed this to be true in 1966, and subsequent studies have reported this research. [4] Excellent teaching can result in more than one year's growth of education, while poor quality teaching ...
Teacher quality assessment commonly includes reviews of qualifications, tests of teacher knowledge, observations of practice, and measurements of student learning gains. [1] [2] Assessments of teacher quality are currently used for policymaking, employment and tenure decisions, teacher evaluations, merit pay awards, and as data to inform the professional growth of teachers.
The National Council on Teacher Quality was founded in 2000 by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. [1] [2] The council advocates for more rigorous teacher preparation, performance pay or merit-based teacher pay systems, educator equity, and a more diverse teacher workforce.
However, if teaching is defined by its function, it is then possible to assess its presence among non-human species. Caro and Hauser [5] suggested a functionalist definition. For a behavior to be labeled as teaching, three criteria must be met : The behavior of the "teacher" must be observed only in the presence of a naive individual
Equity and inclusion in education refers to the principle or policy that provides equal access for all learners to curriculum and programming within an educational setting. Some school boards have policies that include the terms inclusion and diversity. [1] Equity is a term sometimes confused with equality. [2]
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Universal access to education [1] is the ability of all people to have equal opportunity in education, regardless of their social class, race, gender, sexuality, ethnic background or physical and mental disabilities. [2] The term is used both in college admission for the middle and lower classes, and in assistive technology [3] for the disabled.