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Dinesh Kumar, LPU Unit 28: Construction and Development of Curriculum on Teacher Education—Meaning, Importance

Unit 28: Construction and Development of Curriculum Notes

on Teacher Education—Meaning, Importance

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
28.1 Curriculum of Teacher Education
28.2 Postulates for Reshaping Curriculum in Teacher Education
28.3 Formulation of New Programme
28.4 Specific Objectives of Teacher Education
28.5 Summary
28.6 Keywords
28.7 Review Questions
28.8 Further Readings

Objectives
After reading this unit, students will be able to:
• to know about the curriculum of teacher education.
• to explain about the postulates for reshaping curriculum in teacher education.
• to describe the formulation of new programme.
• to discuss the specific objectives of teacher education.
Introduction

The teacher of to-day is not very clear about the role that he has to play in the school, though he
is called the architect of social change and the agent for bringing about the desired change in the
society itself to meet the various demands of the social structure. The directive principle of our
constitution provides for the equality of education opportunity for all. But the equality of
educational opportunity is not very clear to our teachers and something has to be done in our
training colleges to bring this point of view home to the teacher so that they could educate
masses for availing themselves of the opportunities as provided in our constitution. The quality
of teacher produced in any institution invariable depends upon the curriculum offered to them
during their training period. We will discuss about curriculum construction and development on
teacher education and know about its meaning and importance.

28.1 Curriculum of Teacher Education

This situation leads us to the most important question of determining the basis for improving or
reorienting the teacher education curriculum in India. This requires a clear analysis and a correct
answer to come fundamental issues before a new or appropriate programme of teacher education
that could be framed. Some of these basic issues are as follows:
1. For what national ends and purposes are the competent and retrained teacher needed in
India?
2. What is the role expected from the trained teacher in our changing society?
3. How much general and how much professional education do they need to be effective in
their work?

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