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Unit 25 : Teacher Education at Various Levels, Emerging Trends in Teacher Education

the society of incoming generation. The concerned for quality in higher education in particular Notes
surfaced strongly in the recommendations of education commission which noted that. The
essence of a programme of teacher education is nothing but quality and in its absence, teacher
education becomes overall deterioration in educational standards..
College education is a constituent part of the life long education system. The out puts of
secondary education are inputs for it and a quality of higher education products solely depends
on the their quality Teacher Education inputs which are meant for the world of labour and the
system of further Non – Formal formal education system.
Re-orientation of subject knowledge which should include a study of fundamental concepts and
their implications for the college syllabus preparation and use of text books and preparing
source materials to assist teaching, On order to over come the curriculum load arising had
anisiving out of such re-organization of course content the number of working day and be
extended.
25.6.1 Need for Teacher Education for Preparation of Teachers In Higher
Education

It is learnt and expected that the learners of today are expected to be more independent and
autonomous in respect of their learning activities, the rapid expansion and adoption of distant
and open learning education at college level has reduced the need to spend more time within
the four walls of classrooms. The question arises what type of professionalism is expected of
teacher education teachers to effectively handle the new learning situations at tertiary level ?

25.6.2 Objectives of Teacher Education Programme at College Level
The Role of teacher is becoming more specific and specialized and yet demanding in the new
world order on account of the explosion of knowledge. This would mean the need for increased
professionalism among the incoming teaching community. If the objectives have to reflect the
new national and international needs will have to be integrated with to local working conditions
and be made more receptive to the realities of Indian social context along with the requirements
at international competition. We are aware that till today we followed independent programmes
of teacher education that varied form one system to another, the advent of apex bodies for
monitoring and controlling quality in teacher education has helped to achieve certain degree of
homogeneity in the objectives of teacher education. What are the objectives of Teacher Education
programme at tertiary level ? How far these objectives be achieved is an important introspection
to be made by the teacher community.
Objectives of Teacher Education Programmes:
• To develop essential competencies and skills for curriculum development, transaction and
evaluation of Teacher Education programme.
• Inspire and demonstrate research based and reflective practices.
• Able to share and use modern and applicable learning centred teaching and assessment
methods.
• Develop among teachers commitment to scholarship of teaching and learning in discipline
and in the inter discipline scientific community.
• Able to show and promote active participation in national and international networks.
Develop abstract reasoning creative and critical thinking among the students.
• Build excitement and increase anticipation of professional educators for the use of
information and communication technology to enhance instruction.
• Identify computer and related technology resources for facilitating life long learning and
emerging roles of the learner and the educator.

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