An Investigation into Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Punjab

Post-2002, the Government of the Punjab has implemented a number of reforms in the areas of teacher recruitment, retention, deployment and accountability. Research suggests that teacher competencies and pedagogical content knowledge, among other factors, have a significant impact on student learning outcomes. This, in turn, highlights the need to establish a connection between teacher training and recruitment and retention to ensure that:

• competent teachers with the requisite pedagogical skills and content knowledge are able to enter the public education sector, and
• existing policies and politics provide them with the motivation to continue working effectively in this sector.

This report documents existing trends and outcomes in teacher recruitment, transfers, postings, absenteeism, qualifications and pre- and in-service training, and explores the relationship between major policy changes and these outcomes. Moreover, it investigates the political economy and institutional constraints that undermine the effective implementation of these policies.

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Authors

Dr. Faisal Bari IDEAS

Dr. Rehana Riffat Raza

Bisma Haseeb Khan PhD Candidate at University of Toronto

Dr. Monazza Aslam

Keywords

• Policy Reform
• Teacher Recruitment
• Teacher Training

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Bari, F., Raza, R., Khan, B. H., Aslam, M., & Maqsood, N. (n.d.). An Investigation into Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Punjab. Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives  (IDEAS).

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