BY

Dr.(Mrs).S.Vasanthi, Principal
Dr.(Mrs).N.Kalai Arasi, Reader
Mrs.S.M.Krishnaveni, M.Phil, Research
Scholar
N.K.T. National College of Education for
Women
Triplicane ,Chennai-5
 INTRODUCTION
•The glorious and enchanting outcome of school
education to a large degree depends on the quality
& Potentiality of Teachers
•Teachers play a pivotal role in social
•transformation.
•A teacher is the topmost academic and professional
person in the educational pyramid.
•It is they who change the attitudes of the younger
generation and prepare them for the assimilation of
new knowledge, skills and values
TEACHER & EDUCATION
Kothari Commission “ Of all the
different factors which influence the
quality of education and its contribution to
national development, the quality,
competence and character of the teacher
are undoubtedly the most significant.

NPE (1986) States “ Status of the

teacher reflects the socio – cultural ethos
of society and no people can raise above
the level of its teacher”.
 EFFICACY ENRICHMENT

 Recruit the most capable and appropriate people

into teaching profession.

 Provide the teacher qualitative pre-service

programme & in-service programme.

 Opportunities to upgrade knowledge and skill.

The Studies of Joshi (1984), Goyal and

Aggarwal (1984) Rajamony (1993) Conclude that
“ The quality of education depends upon the
effectiveness of teacher ”
 Quality – A Pre-requisite for
Education
“Quality is a never ending journey”
Quality in faculty includes
1) Academic & research eminence
2) Intellectual competence – command over the
subject, clarity of thoughts and expression
3) Creative competence – reflective character of
teaching
4) Awareness of the challenge of the broader social
contexts in which they teach.
5) Work co-operatively and collaboratively
 NEED AND IMPORTANCE FOR
QUALITATIVE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Education of teacher is never ending.

Rabindranath Tagore says
“ A teacher can never truly teach unless he is
still learning himself. A lamp can never light
another lamp unless it continues to burn its
own flame”.
A teacher needs to be aware of
1) Rapid cultural & social changes
2) Advancement in educational theories
3) Methodologies and practices
4) Increase in abilities & range of student
interests
5) Advancement in science & technology

Enhancing the quality of teachers through

1) Teacher training curriculum
2) Proper recruitment
3) Teacher evaluation – for promotion
4) Operate personnel management system for
teachers.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE
FUNCTION OF THE TEACHERS

1) Convert teachers – computer literate

2) Provide user friendly technological
resources
3) Assess the efficiency of technology as
means for delivering educational
services.
 ICT IN EDUCATION
Teachers should use ICT for accessing latest information in
their content area & organizing multimedia based
classroom teaching and learning

To achieve professional development

1) Networking in Teacher education (IASE,CTE,SCERT & DIET)
2) Organizing professional support services of Teacher Educators
(Skills -- Personality development, Time management) and
national & international faculty exchange.
3) Forum for Exchange of Experiences
- to discuss their problems
- share experiences
- advance in their professional development.
 CONCLUSION
Education to provide

work ethos professional leadership

Expertise

- teachers need to update their stock of knowledge

- re-orientation courses very essential

- Quality enhancement starts with pre-service programme,

develop through a well articulated school based induction
programme followed by a continuous professional
development, sustained by teachers critical distance and
commitment to inquiry.