TEACHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Teacher Education System, Education ProgrammeAbstract
Education is the national agenda and is the catalytic tool that can transform the future of our children and youth. It is a universally accepted truth that the teacher plays a vital role in whole education process. Teachers must be grounded in Indian values, ethos, knowledge, skills and traditions, while also being well-versed in the latest technological advances in education and pedagogy. Teacher Education is a crucial area which urgently needs focus in order to develop the standards of pedagogy in India. Unfortunately, it is suffering from many deficiencies and structural issues. Economic survey of 2016 has also observed that increasing investment in human capital is a key requirement to improve productivity of the population, adding that there is a need for professionally qualified and educated teachers
References
Chapman, D. W., & Lowthcr, M. A. (1982). Teachers’ satisfaction with teaching. Journal o f Educational Research, 75(4), 241-247
Firestone, W. A., & Pennell, J. R. (1993). Teacher commitment, working conditions, and differential incentive policies. Review o f Educational Research, 53(4), 489- 525.
Glatthorn, Allan A., & Linda, E. Fox. (1996). Quality Teaching through Professional Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Hastings, R., & Oakford, S. (2003). Student teachers □ attitudes toward the inclusion of children with special needs. Educational Psychology, 23(1), 87-94.
Jangira, N. K. (1979). Teaching Training and Teacher Effectiveness. New Delhi: National Publishing House.
Kent, A. M. (2004). Improving teacher quality through professional development. Education, 124(3), 427-35.
Libman, Z., & Zuzovsky, R. (2006). Standards of teaching and teaching tests: is this the right way to go? Studies in Educational Evaluations, 3 2 ,37-52
Malm, Birgitte, Lofgren, Horst (2006). Teacher Competence and Students' conflict handling strategies. Retrieved November 2010, from http://www.highbeam.com/ doc/lP3-l 176090861.html
National Policy on Education (1986). Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi: Govt, of India.
NCTE. (1998). Curriculum Framework fo r Quality Teacher Education. New Delhi: National Council for Teacher Education.
National Council for Teacher Education (2009). National Curriculum Framework for Quality Teacher Education: Towards Preparing Professional and Humane Teacher. New Delhi.
Pearson, S. (2009). Using activity theory to understand prospective teachers’ attitudes to and construction o f special educational needs and/or disabilities. Teaching and Teacher Education, 25(4), 559-568. Pehlivan, K.B. (2010). A Study on Prospective Teachers’ Learning Styles and Their Attitudes Toward Teaching Profession, Elementary Education Online, 9(2), 749- 763
