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“The development of the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey programme (TALIS) is a significant contribution to the OECD evidence base on education. TALIS provides powerful insight into the working conditions of teachers and the teaching and learning practices in schools. As a result, TALIS will help countries to improve policies for developing a high-quality teaching profession.”

-- Barbara Ischinger, OECD Director of Education --

Brochure

Effective teaching and teachers are key to producing high performing students. TALIS is the first international programme to focus on the learning environment and the working conditions of teachers in schools. TALIS fills important information gaps in the international comparisons of education systems. It offers an opportunity for teachers and school principals to give their input into education analysis and policy development in some key policy areas. Cross-country analysis from TALIS allows countries to identify other countries facing similar challenges and to learn from other policy approaches.

The first TALIS cycle  – TALIS 2008 – focused on lower secondary education teachers and was conducted in 24 countries across four continents. TALIS 2013 has a wider scope: it will have more than 30 countries or regions as participants.  TALIS 2013 will also give participating countries the option to survey teachers in elementary and upper secondary schools. Furthermore, countries can choose to conduct the TALIS 2013 in schools that participate in PISA 2012.

See below for more information or contact the OECD TALIS team at talis@oecd.org.

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• What’s New? (forthcoming)
• TALIS 2013 
• TALIS 2008
• Why TALIS?
• Publications, Data Files, Videos and Links 
• FAQ
• Who's who in TALIS
• Contacts