The use of contract teachers in developing countries: trends and impact

Alec. Fyfe

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Defines contract teachers as volunteers, community teachers, para- teachers and similar who, in general, have lower qualifications and lower salaries than corresponding teachers with civil servant status, and who typically work in remote rural areas or in post-conflict regions, serve ethnic minority populations, provide assistance to regular teachers, or in case of acute teacher shortage. Gives brief case studies from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Francophone Africa, India, Kenya, and Latin America. Recommends to phase out the use of contract teachers by 2015, in line with Education for All (EFA) quality goals.

Keywords: teacher shortage; contract labour; definition.; teacher status; pénurie d'enseignants; travail sous contrat; définition; statut de l'enseignant; escasez de personal docente; trabajo subcontratado; definición; condición del personal docente (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2007
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