PROFILE OF TEACHER EDUCATORS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE TEACHER EDUCATORS IN PUNJAB

Abstract

Teacher are to be continuously oriented to the changes in the educational system necessitated by the changing social order .Teachers are to be fully prepared to relate education system to the changing pattern of life, needs and best possible professional preparation in order to raise and keep them continuously improving.  The education and training of   teachers should be effective to the extent that it has been delivered by teacher educators who are competent and professionally equipped for the job. The objectives of the research were to study and compare the profile of teacher educators of Government, aided and private teacher education colleges in Punjab. Descriptive survey method has been used. Ninety (90) teacher educators of Government, aided and private teacher education colleges were selected by stratified random sampling technique from Amritsar, Jalandhar and Faridkot and Patiala district of Punjab. Profile of NCTE for teacher educators has been used for data collection. The study reflects that teacher educators of Government teacher education colleges were more experienced and aged and providing research guidance  at Ph.D, M.Phil and M.Ed level. They are less participative in seminars and workshops. Teacher educators should be motivated to participate in seminars and follow innovative practices.  Teacher educators of aided teacher education colleges were less experienced than the teacher educators of Government teacher education colleges. They were following innovative practices , participated in seminars and workshops and they were not satisfied with their present job. Teacher educators of private teacher education colleges were less experienced and were not satisfied with their job. Majority of them were not providing any research guidance to M.Phil and Ph.D level and also do not have required publications to their credit however they are efficient in ICT skills. Their participation in seminar and workshop has not been up to satisfactory level.