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Development of Education System

Notes 2. Who have great faith in training, say if training has not produced effective teachers perhaps
it might be due to several other reasons not only training but theoretically. If training is
organized it must produce effective teachers. They organized seminars on different
universities on teacher education.

Several universities with the assistance of U.G.C. have organized several short
term courses to provide orientation in teaching continuous for three years 1973-
74 and 75. As a result of this realization at Baroda University ‘Post-Graduate Diploma
Course’ for teaching was also started. 40 days summer course programme was
also started in some universities with the assistance of U.G.C. Relationship
between training and job is helping the people to be more successful on job.

23.3.3 Need Importance of Teacher Education
All the teacher should be trained, but there should not be and also cannot be a specific training
of teachers. This conviction is born out by observations that even the born teachers have to
study the techniques of teaching craft. There are teachers who through training and experiences
have acquired enormous success in teaching. There is, however, no denying the fact that much
wastage in teaching effort can be saved if the prospective teacher is subjected to teacher education
situations conducive for actualization of potential in him.

23.4 Objectives of Teacher-Education

Education helps in the development of an individual’s cognitive, conative and affective abilities.
Teacher-education programmes are designed to prepare effective teachers by providing theoretical
awareness of teaching and developing teaching competency and teaching ability.
23.4.1 Meaning of Ability
The present level of performance of an individual on a test will indicate the growth of his
ability.
Teacher education covers those theoretical aspect through which knowledge, pertaining to specific
subjects and transmitted to students and teachers, is prospected.
23.4.2 Objectives of Teacher Education
The following are the general objectives teacher education programmes.
1. Teacher education : The general objectives of develop Gandhian values of non-violence,
truthfulness, self-discipline, self-reliance and dignity of labour.
2. Perceives the role as an agent of social change in the community.
3. Not only acts as a leader of the student community but also as guide to the wider
community.
4. Established a liaison between the school and the community by employing ways and
means for integrating the resources as a life of the community with school life.
5. Not only uses but also helps in the conservation of environmental resources and life and
preservation of historical emoluments and other cultural heritage.

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