Growth and development of teacher education programme in Punjab with reference to expansion, quality and societal needs

Abstract

The research study entitled GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF newlineTEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN PUNJAB WITH REFERENCE TOEXPANSION, QUALITY AND SOCIETAL NEEDS has been conducted to study the policy perspectives in secondary teacher education in India after independence, expansion pattern of secondary teacher education in India in general and in Punjab in particular after independence and the quality of secondary teacher education programme in Punjab. The study also includes the analysis of views and perceptions of teacher trainees, parents, teacher educators and principals about various issues related to secondary teacher education like expansion, quality, social relevance of privatization, equality of opportunities in teacher education and demand and supply of secondary teachers. The impact of various policies and programmes of the central as well as the state government has been critically analyzed with regard to implementation and outcome of these policies and programmes. A document analysis of the various policy documents, five year plans and the norms and standards for secondary teacher education set by NCTE has been carried out. Besides, secondary data from various sources has been pooled up and analyzed to study the various trends and patterns of expansion in secondary teacher education in Punjab vis-à-vis at the national level. The quality of secondary teacher education programme in Punjab has been studied on the basis of primary data collected by conducting the institutional surveys of 42 secondary teachers education institutions of Punjab selected randomly on the basis of proportionate sampling.The investigator has personally visited the respondents to collect their views and perceptions on the various issues related to the secondary teacher education through interviews. These views and perceptions have been analyzed by following the technique of content analysis.