Teacher Education in India: Contemporary Problems and Prospects

The book is concerned with various problems relating to teacher education in India such as the duration of teacher education course, striking a balance between theory and practice, inclusion of information and communication technologies, public-private partnership, quality sustenance and evaluation criteria. Taking into account various reports such as that of the Kothari Commission (1964-66) and Justice Verma Commission on teacher education (2011-12), it views secondary teacher-training curriculum and professional ethics concerned with the discipline of teaching. It also stresses on, apart from skills and competence, the humane aspect involved in teaching; teacher education programmes in the country; and need for research in teacher education.