Teaching about Teaching: Examining the Pedagogy of Teacher Education in India. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Srinivasan, Rajashree
• Is Part Of: Higher education for the future. Volume 3:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 197
• Page End: 212
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: Pedagogy of teacher education -- teacher educator development; Education, Higher -- Periodicals; Education, Higher -- India -- Periodicals; 378.005
• DOI: 10.1177/2347631116650551
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2347-6311

Abstract

Developing a pedagogy of teacher education is an enduring concern for teacher educators. Drawing on data from a small study on teacher educators teaching in a secondary teacher education programme in India, this article examines their pedagogic practices. This is a qualitative study that sought to capture the narrations of 30 teacher educators teaching in diverse teacher education classrooms. The article frames the pedagogy of teacher education as four 'problems': as a curriculum problem; as a relational problem; as a professional knowledge base problem; and as a learning problem. Such a formulation highlights the challenges faced by the teacher educators, including the need for teacher educators to scrutinize their own practices. Implications for developing a framework on 'what should teacher educators know and do in the context of India' are considered in order to guide teacher educator preparation and their continuous development.