Title: Study design: Can improving teacher’s wellbeing improve student outcomes? Experimental evidence from Jordan

Abstract: Since the onset of the Syrian crisis in 2011, Jordan has been host to one of the largest refugee populations in the world. Although the inflow of refugees has slowed recently, there are concerns that Jordan’s government school system is under considerable stress, limiting its ability to deliver high-quality education. Teachers’ wellbeing is of particular concern since they increasingly manage overcrowded classrooms in double shift schools often with children who have faced severe trauma. In response to these challenges, the Jordanian Ministry of Education is launching a teacher training intervention aimed at improving teacher’s emotional and occupational wellbeing. The present study is an experimental evaluation of this program. The main outcomes of interests are teacher wellbeing, teaching quality, student wellbeing, and student learning. The intervention will be launched in February 2024, with the endline survey planned in June 2024.