Preservice Education
Some approaches for improving the quality teacher education are as follows:
- Lack of uniformity due to variety of programmes with diverse curriculum leading to variations in entry level qualifications required for different levels of education.
- Reduced focus on faculty development.
- In comparison with the theoretical aspects, less weightage is given to practical aspects of education.
- Less orientation towards classroom realities.
- Requires more coordinated efforts.
- Training must be based on the findings of needs analysis.
- Designing of in-service education must show difference in meeting the expectations of various levels of teachers.
- Privileging based on in-service education can be introduced.
- Current teacher education programmes need revision and evaluation.
- New teacher education programmes need to be developed based on educational technology.
- Development of standards and quality indicators of teacher education is needed.
- Improve administration through capacity building of trainers.
- Monitor the outcomes of teacher education.
- Synchronize the work to reach the desired goals.
Some approaches for improving the quality teacher education are as follows:
- Creation of ideal institute for teacher education in every state by the central government.
- Development of centres of resource for teacher education for learning materials.
- Promoting need-based continuing education and strengthening of teaching capacities of educators.
- Updating of preservice education programmes.
- Encouragement of follow-up studies and follow-up activities.
- Conversion of all the teacher education programmes to the university level.
- Making available of online distance education for continuous education.
- Institution of all-inclusive colleges of education.
- Formation of state boards or teacher education.
- Continuous updation of teacher education curriculum.
- Increasing importance on direct teaching experience.
- Recuperating the quality of support system for teacher education.
- Strengthening of databases to support policies and decision-making.
- Introducing licensing and grading system for teachers to professionalize teaching.
- Continuous appraisal of teacher education institutions and their programmes.
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