Thursday, May 8, 2008

Teacher Education

Teacher Education

Introduction

Teacher education is an integral component of the educational system. It is intimately connected with society and is conditioned by the ethics, culture, and character of a nation. The constitutional goals, the directive principles of the state policy, the socio economic problems and the growth of the knowledge, the merging expectations and the changes operating in education system and provide the perspective with in which teacher education programmes need to be viewed.

DEFINITIONS

“The education is an integral component of the educational system. It is intimately connected with society and is conditioned by the ethics, culture, principles and character of the nation.”
Dr.K.Walia

“Teacher education is a continuous process and its pre-service and in-service components are inseparable. At the first step, the system of teacher education is overhauled…the new programmes of teacher education will emphasize continuing education and the need for teachers to meet the thrusts envisaged in this policy.
M.S. Yadav

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