CONTENTS
List of boxes, figures and tables = 9
Acknowledgements = 13
1 Introduction = 15
2 The changing status and profile of teachers = 21
The Recommendation concerning the Status of /teachers(1966) = 23
The global pressures of student enrolments = 25
The changing educational policy environment = 29
The emerging status and profile of teachers = 37
3 Teaching contexts and pressures = 47
The concern for quality and relevance = 49
The trend towards monitoring and evaluation = 50
The pressure on theachers = 52
Teaching and learning conditions = 54
Teacher education = 63
Assessing teachers' effectiveness = 72
4 Teachers, teaching and new technologies = 77
Hesitation towards the new technologies = 79
Key technological trends and developments = 81
Towards virtual learning environments = 83
Implications for teachers and teaching = 90
Appendices
Ⅰ Statistical notes = 97
Ⅱ Regional tables = 103
Ⅲ World Education Indicators = 113
Ⅳ National reports and UNESCO reports, publications and periodicals concerning education 1995-97 = 165
