Teaching and Teacher Education in India

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This book provides a focused and comprehensive overview of gradual development and reforms in teacher education in India. It discusses historical development, policy perspectives, quality concerns, current practices, and trends of teacher education in India. It highlights the prevailing social image of teachers and the teaching profession, as well as the emerging problems and issues faced in teacher development programs, indicating the need to focus upon the transformative changes. Each chapter provides an in-depth research-based analysis and reflects on a specific theme: education policies and commissions, curricular reforms, ICT integration, and the digital revolution. It offers alternative practices by drawing a comparison with developed nations. It is an indispensable resource for teacher educators, school administrators, curriculum designers, policymakers, and researchers in teacher education.

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xxi

Policy Perspectives

Front Matter

Teacher Education in India: An Overview

Critical Analysis of Policy Perspectives in Teacher Education

Pages 25-48

Need a Philosophy of Teacher Education: Perusing the Praxis and Policies

Pages 49-59

Teacher Education in Some Developed Countries

Pages 61-84

Commissions and Policies in Teacher Education

Pages 85-120

National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE): A Historical Analysis

Pages 121-139

Quality Concerns

Front Matter

Pages 141-141

Decline in Quality Schooling and Quality Teacher Education: Concerns and Way-Outs

Pages 143-158

Research in Teacher Education: Trends, Status, and Prospects

Pages 159-170

Quality Assurance in Teacher Education: Ensuring Quality in School Education

Pages 171-182

Monitoring and Supervising Teacher Education and School Education

Pages 183-193

In-service Teacher Education in India: Enhancing Professionalism Among Working Teachers

Pages 195-214

Physical Education in India: A Critical Review and Reflection

Pages 215-231

Practices and Trends

Front Matter

Pages 233-233

Teacher Education and Pedagogy of Science: Review and Reflection

Pages 235-257

Teacher Education and Pedagogy of Social Sciences: Review and Reflection

Pages 259-274

Teacher Education and Pedagogy of Mathematics: Review and Reflection

Pages 275-283

Conceptualizing Future Trends of Teacher Education in India

Pages 285-297

Editors and Affiliations

Department of Teacher Training and Non-formal Education (IASE), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

Department of Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

About the editors

Jasim Ahmad is Professor of Education at the Department of Teacher Training and Non-Formal Education (IASE), Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia. Prof. Ahmad has a rich experience of almost twenty two years in the field of teacher education. He is a prolific writer and has authored/edited ten books, published more than 60 research papers, presented around 60 seminar papers, and delivered more than 100 invited talks on diverse topics and issues pertaining to the field of teacher education. He has been a member of the academic council of Jamia Millia Islamia and has contributed to the university administration in many capacities like Hony. Dy. Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Principal (offg) Jamia Senior Secondary School; Member-Vision Document; Nodal Office-IQAC; Asst. Proctor; Sr. Warde, Member-prospectus committee, and so on. He has also served on the GOI projects like Monitoring of SSA and RMSA. He also contributed in developing online text and videos on different themes of teacher education being telecasted on Swayam Prabha Channel.

Aejaz Masih is Professor of Education and former Head, Department of Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia. During his professional life, he established himself as a well-known expert of Research Methodology. Prof. Masih has successfully completed 5 Commissioned Research Projects (out of these two are in the area of Teacher Education) and guided 21 Ph.D. theses, 12 M.Phil. dissertations, and 70+ master-level dissertations. Earlier Prof. Masih served as Head of the Department of Research Evaluation and Innovation at SIEMAT Allahabad, Head, IASE, and Dean Faculty of Education at Jamia Millia Islamia. He served the University as Honorary Director of Ansari Health Centre and as Member of API Committee. He has been Member of Board of Studies and Faculty Committees of a number of universities and associated with a number of research journals as Member of their advisory or editorial board.

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