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BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY: COIMBATORE 641 046 DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed.)
(Regular) (Semester pattern)
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TEACHER EDUCATION FOR 21ST CENTURY
Paper Code: EDU1522C
Number of Credits: 4
Course Objectives:
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
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ndations of Teacher Education.

UNIT - I: CONCEPT OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Introduction, Meaning of Teacher Education, use of the term Teacher Education Instead of
Teacher Training, functions and objectives of Teacher Education; Needs and Importance of
Teacher Education; Types of Teachers Education Institution, Role of Teachers Education
Institutions, Quality of Teachers Education, Quality Indicators in Teacher Education Institutions;
Agencies of Quality Assurance in Teacher Education, Suggestions for enhancing quality of
Teacher Education; Action plan for Enhancing Quality of Teacher Education.
UNIT - II: DIRECTIONS FOR EDUCATION REFORM
Directions for Education Reform A career in the classroom, creative Teaching, Flexibility and
authority in the Classroom; Education and Values: Study, practice, example, equity versus excellence.
UNIT - III: EDUCATION AND MORALITY: THE 21ST CENTURY CONTEXT
Education and Mortality : meaning, concept, present context of Mortality and Religion,

Contribution of Gandhiji and Radhakrishnan towards teacher education. Responsibility of

teachers: development of society, politics, philosophy, tolerance, peace, unity,
patriotism, democracy, non-violence, religion and moral .
UNIT - IV: INDIAN TEACHER THE 21ST CENTURY CONTEXT / TEACHER
Indian teacher :-Motivator, Guide,: Organiser, maker of future generation, Instructor, Guard ,
peace maker, problems solver, awareness creator on environment, preacher of moral, supporter
of values, teacher of democratic concept and creator of equality in educational opportunity.
UNIT - V: ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Introduction, suggestions, measures, ways and means for the solution of the problems of Teacher
Education, Recommendations of Commissions on Teacher Education:- Secondary Education
Commission (1952 -53), Kothari commission (1964 -66), Recommendations of the Indian
Association of Teacher Education (IATE ,1965) on Teacher Education, Recommendations of
National council of Teacher Education ( N.C.T.E., 1973).

References
1. Aggarwal,P. Teacher Education
2. Education for twenty first century
3. Intakhab A. Khan . Foundations of Education
4. NCTE (1998). competency Based and committed oriented Teacher Education for quality
school Education, Initial Document : New Delhi.
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5. R.C.Srivastava., Teacher Education in India
6. R.S.Shukla, (1978) Emerging trends in teacher Education.