DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
By
Abstra
ct:
The development of any country
into a great nation is only possible if there
are competent and dedicated teachers to
impart the appropriate knowledge, aptitude
and skills. The training of teacher must be
given by the government through relevant
and
functional
teacher
education
programmes. Teacher provides the
required competence, skills, knowledge
and ideas that would transform the
individual into efficient and useful
member of the community he belongs to.
This paper focuses attention on Current
issues in Teacher Education, Importance of
Teacher Education, Current situation on
Teacher Education curricula vis--vis ESD
and effectively incorporating ESD into the
Curriculum and Guidelines for Teacher
Education Institutions.
1. Introduction:
Teacher education is a
central focal factor for national
development because the entire sector in
the society depends on human resources
for efficient work and continuous
development.
To
produce
capable
citizenship of high quality, we need high
quality education. We need to improve the
quality of teacher education and develop
educational standards that contain local
and national issues.
Teacher education should occupy, a
special position because, teachers are very
important in the development and progress
of a nation. No nation can be developed
without any good educational system and a
planned programme of action and policies.
India needs to be supported in developing
its own ESD indicators as well as methods
for
capturing
information
in
a
contextually-relevant manner.
Education plays a critical role in
development
3.2. Water:
ESD provides an opportunity for learners,
especially the excluded or marginalized, to
receive
a
water-related
education,
including
science,
water-fetching,
sanitation and hygiene as well as to
develop the relevant knowledge, skills,
values and behaviours in a water
sustainability-friendly context.
This implies that:
Learning
encourages
behavioural
changes and provides the skills
required for participation in water
governance.
Schools
and
other
educational
environments
promote
water
6. Recommendations:
Few important recommendations were
suggested here;
Schools of education, curriculum
development institutes and educational
research
organizations should be at
the forefront of the search and
development of these new forms of
teaching and learning.
7 . Conclusion:
. As ESD triggered in teaching are still in
their early stages, there is a worldwide call
for alternative methodologies that can
Development
Contributors:
1.Mrs. Kumari Berkmans
Research scholar
Education department
Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishva Vidyalayam University, Tirupati.
Ph:8125977451
Email.ID: kumara.josemon@gmail.com
2. Prof. M. Nirmalala Jothi
Education department
Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishva Vidyalayam University, Tirupati.