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Teacher Education

Notes 2. There should be entrance examination for admission in the B.Ed programme and it should
be based on aptitude of the students. Written tests, group discussions and interviews
should be the part of admission procedure.
3. Physical facilities including principals' room, staff room, common room, computer room,
office space, laboratories and toilets should be provided adequately, so that the quality of
teaching can be enhanced.
4. The library services should be provided in all the B.Ed institutions, with latest books and
journals in adequate number. Well qualified librarian should be employed. Adequate
space for library and reading room should be provided in the institutions. The computer
and internet facility should also be available in the library. The library should have
networking with other libraries.
5. Well qualified faculty members including principals, teacher educators and technical staff
should be appointed according to sanctioned strength prescribed for the institution. In the
same way, administrative staff should also be appointed. Promotional policies should be
followed on regular basis.
6. The schools and the teacher education institutions are working in isolation. Even, there is
no relationship between the PSTE curriculum and the school curriculum. Both the
curriculum should have close linkages and coordinations. The frequency for revising
PSTE curriculum should be at least five years.
7. During the B.Ed programme, more emphasis was laid on theory part than the practical
aspects. All the theory papers prescribed in the B.Ed programme should give space to the
practical work including assignments and projects.
Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks
(i) Govt. teacher education college are run by the .................... or ................. departments and
fully financed by ............. .
(ii) Aided teacher education institutions get ................ from state or from ...................... .
(iii) A ................. has its own procedure for selecting candidates to fill up the seats in the
institutions.
(iv) The work experience develops ................. among the ....................... .
(v) ............................. is frequently used by the ...................in all kinds of teacher edcuation
institutions.
31.4 Summary

• During the last few decades teacher education curricula have come under severe criticism
and their weaknesses have been highlighted. Some educationists feel that they do not
fully address the needs of contemporary Indian schools and society and they do not prepare
teachers who can impart quality education in schools.
• In India, National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), University Grant Commission
(UGC) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) were
responsible for preparing secondary teacher education. National Institute of Education,
National University and University of Education were responsible for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
and Pakistan respectively.
• Subjects related to science, social science and languages are taught by teacher educators in
all the countries. During 2002- 2009, B.Ed curriculum and syllabi of different subjects were
revised by all the countries on the basis of feedback collected from student teachers,
teacher educators and principals of different institutions.
• Art and craft and work experience were prescribed as nonscholastic areas in the B.Ed
course.

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