Teacher Education: Problems and Challenges

Teacher Education: Problems and Challenges

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  Teacher Education: Problemsand Challenges Sudarshan Mishra, Ph.D. Ravenshaw University Cuttack E-mail: smishra@ravenshawuniversity.ac.in
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  …..of all thedifferent factors which influence the quality of education and its contribution to national development, the quality, competence, and character of teachers are undoubtedly the most significant. (The Education Commission, 1964-66)
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  Teacher education istruly vital in creating a team of school teachers that will shape the next generation. Teacher preparation is an activity that requires multidisciplinary perspectives and knowledge, the formation of dispositions and values, and the development of practice under the best mentors (NEP, 2020).
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  Teacher Education Scenario QuantitativeExpansion: Total No. of Teacher Education Institutions: 16917 Total No. of courses: 24199 Total No. of programmes: 15
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  Qualitative Improvement Norms andstandards (2009, 2014, 2018, 2019) Curriculum Framework (1988, 1999, 2009 Increase in duration Integrated programme Opening of Programmes in multi and interdisciplinary institutes
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  Problems and challenges Mushroominggrowth of private institution Opening Teacher education programmes in self-financing mode Opening of B.Ed. Programme in DIETs
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  Problems and challenges Commercialization Compromisingwith quality Lack of quality teacher educators Extreme centralization Lack of autonomy Appointment of Contractual, under-qualified and under-paid teacher educators
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  Problems and challenges Normsand standards Not based on sound research Arbitrarily decided e.g.- 125 working days in a semester excluding the period of admission; 40 working hours per week; number of faculties per unit, no. of rooms, size of rooms, area, etc. Hardly any focus on process
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  Qualification Which is amaster degree? M.A./M.Ed. M.A. for liberal, M.Ed. For professional why? What about M.A. in Education???
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  M.Ed/M.A. in Educationis not an essential qualification
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  What about M.A.in Education???
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  Mismatch between theoryand practice Integration of content and pedagogy
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  Hardly, university thinkseducation department as a human resource development centre. Academic auditing of teachers not based on any sound research
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  Joint Review Missionon Teacher Education (2013) observations and recommendations Inadequate attention to human resource planning culminated to large scale vacancies Transfer and posting of under-qualified officials to SCERT and other Teacher Education Institutions
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  Absence of adecentralised planning and management inadequate mentoring and monitoring mechanisms establishing institutional linkages with higher education and peer institutions has not been given priority
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  role of ICThas not strongly emphasized as a pedagogical resource acute shortage of teachers in teacher education institutions Students are being taught by underqualified guest faculty and contractual teachers