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TEACHER EDUCATION

TEACHER EDUCATION: Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip prospective teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the classrooms, schools and wider community. DEFINITION: A programme of education, research and training of persons to teach from pre- primary to higher education level. -(National Council for Teacher Education) DEFINITION: Teacher education encompasses teaching skills, sound pedagogical theory and professional skills. (W.H. Kilpatrick) • Teacher Education = Teaching Skills + Pedagogical skills + Professional skills. NATURE OF TEACHER EDUCATION Teacher education is a continuous process. Teacher education is broad and comprehensive It is ever-evolving and dynamic The crux of the entire process of teacher education lies in its curriculum, design, structure, organization and transaction modes OBJECTIVES OF TEACHER EDUCATION  1.Imparting an adequate kno

CONCEPT OF ANDRAGOGY: :TEACHER EDUCATION HISTORY AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE) SECTION B

The methods or techniques used to teach adults is called andragogy. Typically, andragogy means the understanding of the science and practice of  adult     learning. This contrasts to pedagogy, which is the understanding of the science and practice of  children  learning. Andra = adult Peda = child In the Greek, andragogy means "man-leading" while pedagogy means "child-leading." The term "andragogy" was first coined all the way back in 1833 by a German teacher named Alexander Knapp in an effort to categorize and describe Plato's theory of education. However, the term is most closely associated with  Malcolm Knowles , an educator who had a massive impact on the adult-learning field. Knowles was convinced that adult learning had to be self-driven. Rather than having education be teacher-centric, adult learning should be centred around the students and teach them the power of self-motivated learning. the philosophy of andragogy is based

OBJECTIVES OF TEACHER EDUCATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS:(TEACHER EDUCATION HISTORY AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE) SECTION A

Teacher education reaches teachers at all levels of education namely Pre primary, Primary, Secondary, Higher Secondary and Higher Education .The need and requirements of students and education vary at different levels . Hence level and stage – specific teacher preparation is essential. Aims and objectives of teacher at pre– primary level Pre-primary stage is not the stage for formal education. Literacy should not be the concern at this level though it prepares children for elementary schools Learning at this stage may be characterised by group activities, play way techniques, language and, number games and activities directed to promote socialisation and environmental awareness among children and help them in the process of attaining physical, mental and emotional maturity  Approaches in developing life skills and the formation of good habits and living togetherness need to be addressed with great care. To ensure happy and healthy childhood by means of varied activities hav

CONCEPT AND NATURE OF TEACHER EDUCATION:(TEACHER EDUCATION HISTORY AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE) SECTION A

Teacher education (TE)  or teacher training refers to the policies, procedures, and provision designed to equip (Prospective)  teachers  with the  knowledge ,  attitudes ,  behaviours , and  skills  they require to perform their tasks effectively in the  classroom ,  school , and wider community.  It is well known that the quality and extent of learner achievement are determined primarily by teacher competence, sensitivity and teacher motivation. The National Council for Teacher Education has defined teacher education as – A programme of education, research and training of persons to teach from pre-primary to higher education level. Teacher education is a programme that is related to the development of teacher proficiency and competence that would enable and empower the teacher to meet the requirements of the profession and face the challenges therein. According to Goods Dictionary of  Education Teacher education means, ―all the formal and non-formal activities and experiences tha

PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION (SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION )SECTION B

Privatisation is where services which were once owned and provided by the state are transferred to private companies, such as the transfer of educational assets and management to private companies, charities or religious institutions. Privatisation    of     education   was   initiated   in   1991   with   the   initiation   of   the Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG) Factors responsible for privatization of education In India are: Need for competitive efficiency: Main justification for privatization rests heavily on   the   grounds   of   efficiency   to   promote   a   more   competitive   economic environment. Operation of public sector enterprises is considered inefficient. It is believed that private ownership and control are more efficient in terms of resource allocation and work, Rapid growth in population: India has a population of nearly one hundred and thirty five crores. In order to provide   to a   large number of   people more   private insti