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Unit 29: Curriculum Development on in Integrated in Teacher Education Curriculum

the teachers of teacher education too has its share in the quality of teachers trained by the Notes
institution. Hereunder we shall siscuss various aspects concerning the proper formulation of
teacher edcuation curriculum.

29.1 Meaning of Curriculum

After independence in India, several attempts have been made by individual experts and
professional bodies to frame a new curriculum for teacher training institutions. Even the old
term B.T. has been replaced by the broader term B.Ed. bearing out a specific idea to make the
teacheer training a comprehensive experience consisting not ony in develop0ing some teaching
skills but also some basic understandings and right attitudes in teachers, because educvation
has to integrate the individual and processes into one.
While education is a process, curriculum is a means to the process. While educaiton is learning,
curriculum sitgnifies situations for learning. While education is the product cfurriculum is the plan.
In the words of Kerney and Cook. "It is a complex of more or less planned or controlled
conditions under which students learn to behave and to behave in their various ways. In it,
new behaviour may be acquired, present behaviour may be modified, maintaned or eliminated;
and desirable behaviour may become both persistent and viable." Curriculum includes both
the curricular and co-curricular activities.

The teacher education curriculum in India has been revised in 1978, 1988 , 1998 and
2009 to reflect and incorporate the cultural, linguistic and geographical diversities
of the country and keep pace with the changing knowledge structure of the world
as the result of sociopolitical.

29.2 Need of Curriculum Development in Teacher Education

India has thousand years of tradition and culture. Educational institutions were referred to as as
Ashramam and teacher was known as as Guru. A tremendous change was occurred in our daily
life. Due to globalization now the educational system is affected totally. Now the educational
institutions give importance for technical education. Teacher is a national builder. He has a
capacity to change the society. By understanding the importance of technologies, communication
skills, National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) introduced a separate subject on technologies
recognized as 'Educational Technology' at both B.Ed and M.Ed levels. Computer Education,
Communicative English, Personality Development are also introduced at B.Ed. level. Now we
are facing so several difficulties like terrorism, poverty and high-population. We want such sort
of curriculum which improves peace, non-violence, positive attitude and values in the society. By
inculcating these issues in teacher education curriculum, we will get positive change in the
society. Our National Education Policy (1986) and other Education Committees and Commissions
were also given significance for high quality teacher education. But it is our duty that to follow
such type of curriculum. By conducting national seminars, workshops and conferences it is essential
to collect eminent scholars attitude towards significance of curricular change in the present scenario.
There are many recommendations about curriculum change, but they are not in practice.

29.3 Objectives of Curriculum

1. To draw out, cultivate, excite and Inspire the full development of each student.
2. To create an atmosphere in which students will learn to think critically and constructively
and seek truth and solve problems.
3. To develop the character of students—integrity, honesty, judgment, co-operation, friendliness
and goodwill.

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