Global education monitoring

Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series. Evaluation of Australia’s investment in teacher development in Lao PDR: Final report

Debbie Wong, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Hilary Hollingsworth, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Prue Anderson, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Payal Goundar, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Agnes Mercer, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Abstract

The Australian Government is supporting the Government of Lao PDR to undertake significant primary education reforms through its flagship Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR program (BEQUAL). A key focus of these reforms is the rollout of a new national primary curriculum intended to improve teaching quality and learning outcomes for students. As part of a multi-year study series, the Education Analytics Service (EAS) investigated how the BEQUAL program made a difference to improving these teaching and learning outcomes.