Professional Documents
Culture Documents
3.5
Objectives
Introduction
Agencies of Teacher Education at State Level
3.2.1 State Institute of Education (SIE)
3.2.2 State Council of Educational Research and Training
(SCERT)
3.2.3 State Board of Teacher Education (SBTE)
3.2.4 University Departments of Education (UDTE)
Agencies of Teacher Education at National Level
3.3.1 University Grant Commission (UGC)
3.3.2 National University of Educational Planning and
Administration (NUEPA)
3.3.3 National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)
3.3.4 National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT)
Agencies of Teacher Education at International Level
3.4.1 United Nations Educational Scientific, Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO)
Let us Sum up
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OBJECTIVES :
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3.1
INTRODUCTION :
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3.2
AGENCIES OF
STATE LEVEL :
TEACHER
EDUCATION
AT
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Objectives :
Its objectives are :
To enhance quality of education by conducting various types of
educational research.
To improve teacher education
To enhance quality of educational institutions
To upgrade educational methodology
To offer publicity to educational innovations.
Structure :
Main office of MSCERT is at Pune. It is an academic wing
of education. It is headed by Director of education. Its various
departments are looked after by second class gazzeted officer. It has
an advisory Board presided by Education Minister of the State.
Role and Functions :
The Role and functions are primarily concerned with ensuring
quality in respect of :
Planning
Management
Research
Evaluation and
Training
Its functions are as under:
To improve school - education, continuing education, non-formal
education and special education.
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Planning
and
Functions :
As the highest organization of educational planning and
Administration- has the following functions to perform:
Providing training of educational planning and administration to
develop the abilities and competencies in the educational
administration as the in-service program.
Providing training facilities in educational planning and
administration at state level and regional level to develop
efficiency at their level.
Integrating educational studies and researches under the area of
educational planning and administration and make co ordinations
in these activities.
Encouraging the teachers to solve the problems of educational
planning and administration by organizing seminars and
workshops.
Arranging extension programs for new developments and
innovations in the area of planning and administration.
Establishing contact with other countries to understand the
developments and innovations of the developed countries.
Providing guidance at National and State levels in the area of
planning and administration.
Multi dimensional activities- under extension programs journal
on educational planning and administration and other books are
published.
Review of educational planning and administration of other
countries- used to develop our educational system and solve
educational problems.
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coordinated
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guideline
for
general
teacher-education
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Departments of NIE :
Academic Depts.
Production Department.
Dept of Maths Education
Dept. of textbooks
Dept of Teacher education
Dept of Teaching Aids
Dept of Educational Psychology Publication Department.
Dept of Educational Psychology Workshop Department
Dept of Text - books.
Units of NIE
Cells of NIE
Primary Curriculum
Journals cell
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3.4.1 UNESCO :
At no time in human history was the welfare of nations so
closely linked to the quality and outreach of their higher education
systems and institutions. (World Conference on Higher Education
Partners, June 2003).
As the only United Nations agency with a mandate in higher
education, UNESCO facilitates the development of evidence-based
policies in response to new trends and developments in this field
emphasizing its role in achieving the Millennium Development
Goals and particularly poverty eradication.
The Organization fosters innovation to meet education and
workforce needs and examines ways of increasing higher education
opportunities for young people from vulnerable and disadvantaged
groups.
It deals with cross-border higher education and quality
assurance, with a special focus on mobility and recognition of
qualifications, and provides tools to protect students and other
stakeholders from low-quality provision of higher education.
UNESCO promotes policy dialogue and contributes to enhancing
quality education, strengthening research capacities in higher
education institutions, and knowledge sharing across borders.
Teacher education :
Global leadership on teachers,
Their status,
Their professional training,
Their management and administration and key policy issues.
The UNESCO/ILO Recommendations concerning the Status of
Teachers and provide the framework for the same.
The Teacher Training Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA)
is a core initiative addressing key issues in the African context.
What UNESCO is doing for Teacher Training- (ROLE AND
FUNCTIONS) :
UNESCO promotes the development of a professionally-trained
corps of teachers who provided the human contact, understanding
and judgment necessary to prepare our children for the world of
tomorrow.
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LET US SUM UP :