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Teacher Education

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What are the main functions of regional. Institutes of Edcuation?

9.5 Objectives of Teacher Edcuation at Various Levels

After in-depth deliberations, seminars, meetings and workshops, the Teacher Education Department
of National Council of Edcuational Research and Training (NCRT), Government of India have
evolved following stage-wise objectives of teacher education.
On the basis of above-stated objectives of education for pre-primary children, the NCERT have
spelled out following concerete and specific objectives for pre-primary teacher edcuation.
(1) Philosophy and ocioloy: To acquaint the tudent-teacher with the philososphy and socioloy of
pre-school education so that he can understand the basic principles of pre-school educaiton
and through it realise the needss, values and aspirations of the society.
(2) Princiles and Processe: To develop in the teacher an understanding of the prinmciples and
processes of the various aspects of children's growth and development.
(3) Growth and Development: To make him conversant with the growth and development of pre-
school education both in Inda and abroad.
(4) Healthy, Nutrition and Welfare: To help the student-teacher realise the importance of health,
nutrition and welfare services for the child through proper information and to develop in him
the skills to provide the same through approapriate measures.
(5) Command Over Language: To give him a better command over the language of everyday use
and to help him understand the physical and social phenomena around him so that he can
make a meaningful interpreation of the world, to children under his change.
(6) Creative Self-Expression: To equip him with the knowledge of various media of creative self-
expression and to develpop in him essential skills for guiding children in the pursuit of
creative arts and crafts.
(7) Methods, Practices, Equipment, and Principles: To acquaint him with the methods, practices,
equipment, materials and organisational principles of pre-school educaiton soo that he can
use them effectively in his day-to-day work.
(8) Role of Parents and Community: To develop in him an awareness of the importnat role of
parents and community in the educaiton of pre-school children and to make him conversant
with the ways of enlisting their active help and cooperation in various programmes of the pre-
school.
(9) Professional Obligations and Rights: To acquaint him with his professioal obligations and
rights and to develop in him a positive attitude towards his profession.
(10) Professional Growth: To inclucate in him a sense of the desirability of constant professional
growth.
9.5.1 Objective of Teacher Education for Primary Stage
1. To possess competence in the first and the econd language, mathematics, and in the topicss of
natural and social science related to environmental studies I and II.
2. To develop skills in identifying, selecting and organising learning experiences for teaching
the above subjects in formal and non-formal situations.
3. To possess sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge of health, physical and recreational
activitiess, work-experience, art and music and skills for conducting theses activities.
4. To develop understandings of the psychloical principles underlying the growth and development
of the children of the age group 6+ to 14+.

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