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Teacher Education Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 3: Types of Teacher Education—In-service, Pre-

service, Distance

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
3.1 In-service Teacher Education
3.2 Pre-service Teacher Education
3.3 Distance Education for Teachers
3.4 Summary
3.5 Keywords
3.6 Review Questions
3.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After reading this unit, students will be able to:
• to discuss about the in-service teacher education.
• to explain about the pre-service teacher education.
• to describe the distance education for teacher.

Introduction

The teacher education programme aims at providing knowledge, understanding of theories,
principles, law, facts and others regarding teaching activity to the prospective teachers. These
teachers go into the field and apply the given knowledge in their real professional life. But after a
period of time, their knowledge use to fade land absolute as the knowledge in the field to teacher
education is also increasing day-by-day. Moreover, we are receiving changes in our society, its
values, norms, etc. The field of technology is going to be increased day-by-day. Secondary, a teacher
can not supposed to be a computer. Once an amount of knowledge is fed, it will remain there in the
mind of computer till it is diminished. After a period of time, he forgets whatever was taught him
during his training period great need to renovate the knowledge. In service teacher education is
applied to so there is a fulfill this gap. There are three types of teacher education In-Service, pre-
service distance. Pre-service teaching is also beneficial for future teachers. Many people are not
complete their education by regular means, distance education is the best way to get teacher education.
We shall discuss about all the three types of teacher education in this unit.
3.1 In-service Teacher Education

The term In-service teacher education is commonly used to denote planned efforts to promote the
professional growth and development of teachers. In-service education includes all those courses
and activities in which a serving teacher may participate for the purpose of extending his professional
knowledge, interest or skill. Teacer education institutions can extend their services out side their
premises either through the visits of their staff for consultations, lectures, or conducting courses, or
through lending of books and equipments. Such services are also called as ‘Extension service’ because
these are extended beyond the physical limits of an institution.

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