Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Evaluation of Australia’s Investment in Teacher Development in Lao PDR: Baseline Report

Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth, Prue Anderson, Paul R Weldon, Louise Ockwell, Renee Kwong, Clare Ozolins

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Abstract

This report constitutes the Baseline Report of the multi-year study of the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) investment in teacher development in Lao PDR through the Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos program (BEQUAL). This Lao PDR study is part of a three-country multi-year study series on teacher development, in response to DFAT’s Office of Development Effectiveness’ 2015 Investing in Teachers report. This study is framed within the context of Lao PDR’s staged introduction of a new primary education curriculum, and accompanying in-service teacher professional development support. The overall aim of this study is to investigate the teacher professional development component to answer the question: to what extent does BEQUAL support improve teaching quality and student literacy in Lao PDR?

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Inservice teacher education
  • Professional development
  • Primary school curriculum
  • Access to education
  • Literacy education
  • Lao
  • First language teaching
  • Teaching effectiveness
  • Basic education

Disciplines

  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Language and Literacy Education
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development

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