IDENTIFICATION OF THE FACTORS OF QUALITY TEACHER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The tendency to emulate developed countries in applying their “state of-the-art” programs without creating the requisite infrastructural base, conceptual and technical expertise, socio-cultural milieu, and financial strength is always problematic. Pakistan’s teacher training program is a typical example. The problem is confounded by the academically poor, relatively less-privileged   and baffled students which these programs are constrained to admit. The notoriety of abysmally poor quality of teachers training programs warranted this study “an identification of factors of quality of teacher training and development of a model program for Pakistan”. An instrument developed by Yackulic and Noonan for their study on quality indicators of teacher training in Canada (2001) was adapted as questionnaire. Program admission requirements; knowledge of basic skills (language art and math); knowledge of human growth and development; received the highest ranking, in seriatim, as factors of quality of teacher training.