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Development of a cadre of teacher educators: some lessons from Pakistan
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Khamis, Anil (Author)
- Sammons, Pamela (Author)
Title
Development of a cadre of teacher educators: some lessons from Pakistan
Abstract
This article is based on an educational innovation, the creation of a cadre of teacher educators, in the developing world. Professional development teachers (PDT) were trained in an in-service two-year teacher education programme leading to a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree. The PDTs were expected to play three roles in their home schools upon completion of the degree programme: (a) exemplary teachers; (b) teacher educators; and (c) change agents within their home schools to effect improvement. This article reviews education in Pakistan and the innovations that have come to inform the need to focus on teacher education as a primary area of investment and presents findings of a three-year longitudinal study of a selection of PDTs trained at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED). The main findings of the study indicate that teachers benefited significantly as individuals with enhanced career prospects, identified themselves more and preferred the role of teacher educators as opposed to classroom-based teachers, and sought opportunities outside their own schools but their role as change agents was more limited. Those teachers who maintained links with their schools beyond the three-year bonding period (a condition of being admitted to study for the M.Ed.) varied in the extent to which they managed to initiate and sustain school improvement efforts as indicated by changes in the structures and relationships within schools affecting the teaching–learning offered to pupils.
Publication
International Journal of Educational Development
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
255-268
Date
May 1, 2004
Journal Abbr
International Journal of Educational Development
Language
en
ISSN
0738-0593
Short Title
Development of a cadre of teacher educators
Accessed
27/11/2020, 11:53
Library Catalogue
ScienceDirect
Citation
Khamis, A., & Sammons, P. (2004). Development of a cadre of teacher educators: some lessons from Pakistan. International Journal of Educational Development, 24(3), 255–268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2003.11.012
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