Bulgaria : Teachers

Bulgaria implemented sweeping decentralization and efficiency-focused reforms in basic education in 2007 and 2008. The education system adjusted to the negative demographic trends by optimizing the network of schools (closing and merging schools), introducing per-capita based financing and delegating significant financial and decision-making autonomy to school principals. This policy reform package produced a number of benefits for the education sector; it accrued savings of over 100 million BGN and increased wages by 46 percent and reallocation of resources for capital investment (World Bank 2010). Despite the government's impressive achievements in terms of spending efficiency and high enrollment, lingering concerns remain about the quality and equity of the education system. The country has seen a negative trend in student learning outcomes as measured by international assessments. At the request of the Government of Bulgaria, the World Bank has implemented its newly developed tool for assessment and benchmarking of policies and programs affecting teacher's effectiveness Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) teachers. The key findings and policy options outlined in the present report are intended to inform the finalization of the new draft law and the development of the bylaws regulating teachers' policies in Bulgaria. This report presents results of the application of SABER-teachers in Bulgaria. It describes Bulgaria's performance in each of the eight teacher policy goals, alongside comparative information from education systems that have consistently scored high results in international student achievement tests and have participated in SABER-teachers. Additional detailed descriptive information on Bulgaria's and other education systems' teacher policies can be found on the SABER-teachers website.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC POSITIONS, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCREDITATION, ACHIEVEMENT DATA, ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, ACHIEVEMENTS, ASSESSING TEACHER PERFORMANCE, BASIC EDUCATION, BUSINESS SCHOOL, CAREER, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, CAREER LADDER, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, CAREERS, CERTIFIED TEACHERS, CLASS TEACHER, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, CLASSROOM TEACHING, CLASSROOMS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, COLLEGE, COMPLETION, CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, COURSE OF STUDY, CURRICULUM, DATA ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKING, DEGREES, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, EDUCATION GOALS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION QUALITY, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION STRATEGY, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATION TEACHERS, EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, EFFECTIVE TEACHING, EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN, ENROLLMENT RATES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, EXAM, EXAMS, FACILITIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, GRADING, GROUPS, HEAD TEACHER, HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, HIGH SCHOOLS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS, INNOVATIVE TEACHING, INSTRUCTION, INTERACTIVE TEACHING METHODS, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INVESTMENT, ITS, KINDERGARTENS, KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, LEARNING METHODS, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LESSON PLANNING, LESSON PLANS, LINGUISTIC MINORITY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINORITY GROUPS, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, NATURAL SCIENCES, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NET ENROLLMENT, NEW ENTRANTS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, PARTICIPATION, PEDAGOGIC SKILLS, PEDAGOGY, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF TEACHING, QUALITY TEACHERS, QUALITY TEACHING, READING, REGULAR TEACHER, RESEARCH, RURAL AREAS, SALARY INCREASES, SANITATION, SANITATION IN SCHOOLS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL AUTONOMY, SCHOOL BUDGETS, SCHOOL CAREER, SCHOOL CURRICULA, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL EDUCATION, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL HEADS, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, SCHOOL LEADERS, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL NETWORK, SCHOOL NETWORKS, SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL PROJECTS, SCHOOL RATIO, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SCHOOL TEACHER, SCHOOL TIME, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SENIOR TEACHERS, SERVICE TRAINING, SKILLS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, SPORTS, STUDENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT DATA, STUDENT EVALUATION, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, STUDENT OUTCOMES, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT TEACHER RATIO, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS, STUDENTS, STUDIES, TEACHER, TEACHER APPRAISAL, TEACHER CERTIFICATION, TEACHER DEPLOYMENT, TEACHER EDUCATION, TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS, TEACHER EVALUATION, TEACHER EVALUATIONS, TEACHER MANAGEMENT, TEACHER MOTIVATION, TEACHER PAY, TEACHER PERFORMANCE, TEACHER PREPARATION, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TEACHER QUALIFICATION, TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, TEACHER QUALITY, TEACHER RATIOS, TEACHER SALARIES, TEACHER SHORTAGES, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEACHER TURNOVER, TEACHERS, TEACHING EXPERIENCE, TEACHING METHODS, TEACHING PRACTICE, TEACHING QUALITY, TEACHING SKILLS, TEACHING STRATEGIES, TENURE, TERTIARY STUDENTS, TEXTBOOKS, TRAINING, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SCHOOLS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY DEGREE, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, URBAN SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18451501/bulgaria-teachers-policy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16693
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