Two Year Teacher Education Programme for the Preparation of Prospective Teachers: Concerns and Challenges in Indian Context

Name of Author : Dr. Sushma Bala

Abstract: Teaching is an intellectual endeavour which involves love, anger depression, hope etc. Hargreaves 1994 claims that teaching involves human nurturance, connectedness, warmth and love. The quality and standards of an educational system largely depends on the quality, characteristics and commitment and beliefs of the teachers towards their teaching profession. The Ministry of Education document, Challenge of Education A Policy Perspective mentioned, Teacher performance is the most crucial input in the field of education. Whatever policies may be laid down in the ultimate analysis this have to interpreted and implemented by the teachers as much their personal example as through teaching learning process. The NPE,1986 similarly reiterated the status and position of teachers and suggested that the methods of teachers recruitment should be re-organised to ensure merit, objectivity and conformity with the functional requirements.

Keywords : Teacher Education, Teachers, Challenges in Indian Context

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