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Teacher Education

Notes In order to prepare the new age teachers the system of teacher education has to adapt to and
adopt new challenges faced by the system. Systemic changes have to be made to prepare the
global teacher. These could be in the form of infrastructure, facilities, selection, recruitment and
retention of competent human resources, adopting and training in new technologies, and
upgrading the curriculum.
Globalization is the integration of economic, political and cultural systems and trends across the
world for economic growth, prosperity and democratic freedom. It pursues liberal or free market
policies in world economy for economic liberalization. Acceleration in this trend can be
characterized by three essential factors, economic activity spreading worldwide, increase in
technological innovations especially in the areas of communication and transportation and
interdependence between people and nations. Globalization can be associated with three aspects,
deterritorization, interconnectedness and speed and velocity. Globalization has also resulted in
the emergence of two contradictory phenomena, standardization and diversification.
Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) The purpose of globalization and global teacher education is to develop a ................ and
sensitise the youth for understanding the ................... and maintaining peace and harmony.
(ii) Teacher education is primarily as an ............... structured along and responsive to the ........
.
(iii) Teacher maintain the ................. changes and increasing economic opportunities greatly
intensified the necessity for teachers to think like globalists.
(iv) Shortcoming of the .................... is that it still seeks an adaptation ..................... model as its
ultimate aim.
17.5 Concept of Privatization in Context of Teacher Education

At the time of independence India declared itself as a socialist democratic state. Public sector
undertakings were initiated and developed to provide for all and usher India towards development.
But the nineteen eighties witnessed disillusion with socialist economies which led to dissatisfaction
with the public sectors. Education too was considered as a public good and the government set
up institutions just as other public enterprises, which provided education to the masses. With
passage of time these institutions became inefficient.
As a reaction to the inefficient working of the state owned enterprises, the wave of privatization
has spread all over the world, including India. What was needed were economic reforms and the
idea of privatization was seen as panacea to all the problems. India too could not remain unaffected
and the wave of privatization has influenced education sector.

17.5.1 Privatization
Concept of Privatization: Privatization connotes a wide range of ideas. Privatization implies
induction of private ownership, management and control of organizations. Privatization can
imply deregulation meaning thereby lesser control of the government. It refers to expansion of
private sector and reduction of public sector. It also means that areas reserved for the public
sector will be opened to the private sector. The shift towards privatization reduces the role of the
government and increases the role of the private, cooperative and local government. The areas of
shift are mainly decision making and responsibility of money and administration.
Education and Privatisation
Applied to the education sector, privatization can be seen as part of the wider reform of the
public sector. Education is both a private and social investment. It is therefore the responsibility
of both the individual including the student, his family and even his employers and the society
which includes the community and the state. The areas of shift in the teacher education sector are
mainly decision and responsibility of money, administration and a relevant curriculum of high
quality.

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