Reimagining Changing Landscape of Teacher Education: Perception of Experts about Proposed Teacher Education Programme as envisaged in NEP 2020

Abstract

A nation's quality is determined by the quality of its citizens, and the quality of those citizens is determined by the quality of their education. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has introduced significant reforms in teacher education in India, aiming to transform the education landscape. This study explores to examine the views of experts on the proposed teacher education programme as envisaged in NEP-2020. To make an in-depth study of this 4-year integrated teacher education programme, Researcher has selected 26 Experts from Teacher Education those who have taken retirement from their job and have more than 15 years of teaching experience in the field of Teacher Education by using Purposive Sampling method. The researcher used self-developed 5-point Rating Scale for Experts on Teacher Education Programme as envisaged in NEP-2020. He analysed the data using statistical techniques like simple percentage, mean, SD and MS Excel software. The study revealed that a majority of experts (73.07%) viewed the 4-year Integrated B.Ed. program recommended by NEP 2020 as a wise step, and 76.92% believed its duration was adequate. The vast majority of experts believed that the movement of instructors from one location to another needed to be transparent. They also recommended creating a suitable transfer policy and adhering to it scrupulously for everyone.