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29 Jan 2020
This working paper provides a historical analysis of education systems in the South Asian countries and tries to contextualise the development of the education system, with a special focus on teaching profession, within this framework. It looks at present system of education and teacher management (pre-service training, recruitment, transfers, in-service professional development, grievance redressal procedures) in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Myanmar. It also tries to understand the linkages between efficient systems of teacher management and teacher motivation, which ultimately leads to better teacher quality.
A shorter version of this paper is available as a chapter for Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Springer Major Reference Works Series (published in 2020).
Jha, J., Minni, P., & Ahmed, M. (2020). Teachers and teaching profession in South Asia [Working Paper]. Bengaluru: Centre for Budget and Policy Studies.
Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS) is a research institution established in Bengaluru, India, in February 1998, as an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit society, registered under the Societies Registration Act.
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