key activities

Research is one of the key activities of Education International. Through our research we work to provide teachers and education unions with the knowledge and policy tools they need to meet everyday challenges to public education systems. We keep abreast of developments and trends across the education sector and assist unions in developing solid fact-based argumentation for the advancement of quality education worldwide.

The topics and issues we cover include: quality in education; commercialisation and privatisation of public education; teacher education and training; global trends, such as migration and its impact on education; the status of teachers worldwide; and teachers’ working conditions in different settings.

We undertake research at Education International because we strongly support equal access to quality education for all persons everywhere, and fair working conditions for all teachers. As part of the work of our Research Network, we provide a platform for the exchange of information, ideas and projects that are mutually beneficial to our members.

In order to have an impact on policy decisions at the global level, we aim to empower Education International through independent and critical research. Beyond that, we conduct studies that are important not only for teachers and education unions, but for everyone concerned about the universal right to free, quality public education for all.