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Unit 32: Teaching as a Profession, Professional Development of Teachers

• The education of a teacher is never complete. The teacher is prepared for his profession Notes
before he enters it, but he must also be prepared again and again to keep abreast with latest
developments.
• The term in-service teacher education or continuing education in a broad sense includes all
experiences and activities provided for teachers and designed to promote personal and
professional growth while in service.
• Teachers should have the professional commitment and enthusiasm for accomplishing their
responsibilities as well as their duties.
• Teacher should be enthusiastic towards his teaching and teaching programmes.
• Teacher should have motional tie with his students. He should provide educational guidance
to his students.
• The norms generally refer to a average performance of a group. The human behaviours are
relative; therefore group behaviours are the frame of reference.
• The professional norms are related to the following characteristics related to a job or activity:
Mental abilities; Physical capacities; Social adjustment; Social norms; Personalitic qualities;
Educational qualifications; Professional training; Professional skills.
• The teacher must be an embodiment of eternal values that remain the same, however, much
the circumstance may change. Truth, love and goodness are values that are admired across
creeds, cultures and religions. he will be a sheet anchor to society amidst the stimulate the
social change.
• The profession of teaching reflects a high degree of academic excellence, repertoire of teaching
skills and practical wisdom on the one hand and well integrated values system on the other
and both oriented towards altruistic service.
• Students tend to copy the behaviours and mannerisms of the teachers.
• The following code many be suggested which each teacher should understand and should
try to adopt as his professional ethics: (1) Towards Students; (2) Towards Pfofession; (3)
Towards Society; (4) Teacher's Union.

32.7 Keywords

• Profession : A type of job that needs special.
• Commitment : A promise to do something or to behave in a particular way, a promise to
support somebody something.
• Norm : Stand of behaviour that are typical of or accepted within a particular group
or society.
• Ethics : Moral principles that control or influence a person's behaviour.

32.8 Review Questions

1. Describe the essential qualities of teacher in relation to his students.
2. Enumerate the main features of professional commitment and enthusiasm.
3. Enumerate the components of professional ethics.
4. Indicate the code of ethics of teaching profession.
Answers: Self Assessment

1. (i) Teacher skills (ii) Education (iii) teachers (iv) Pedagogical
2. (i) False (ii) True (iii) True (iv) False
(v) True
3. (i) (a) (ii) (d) (iii) (a) (iv) (b)

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