Education
Courses for Teachers through Distance Learning in India
In
Education Stream Students can do distance learning courses in Bachelor
Of Education (BEd), Diploma in Education (DEd) and Master in Education
(MEd) through Distance Education. B
ed through correspondence gives convenience to working teachers
to complete their Bed degree through distance learning. They can
study after coming to home from work and with internet it becomes
lot more easily. They can access course information online. Gather
study and exam schedule and submit papers online.
Types
of Education for Teachers
Teacher
education may be broadly grouped into five categories: education
for (1) pre-primary and elementary school teachers, (2) secondary
and higher school teachers, (3) physical education teachers, (4)
teachers for the physically handicapped, and (5) teachers for specific
subjects.
Institutes
of Advanced Study in Education (IASEs) has been set up in a number
of States for the promotion of study and research in teacher education.
They also offer B.Ed Courses under affiliation from universities.
Education,
as a subject, is also offered both at the B.A (as one of the combinations)
and the Master's degree level. M.A in Education is of two-year duration
and is offered by education faculties of more than 25 universities.
They are open to Bachelor's degree holders.
Elementary
Education for Teachers
The
eligibility requirement for elementary teacher education programme
is a pass in secondary or higher secondary examination. The District
Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) established as model
institutions for preparing elementary teachers have prescribed senior
secondary (Arts, Science, and Commerce) as the desired qualification
requirement for admission to programmes offered by them. Different
institutions have different nomenclatures of their awards, such
as Basic Teaching Certificates (BTC), Junior Basic Training (JBT)
Certificates, Elementary Teacher Education (ETE) Certificates, and
DEd. Successful candidates are eligible for appointment as primary
teachers for classes I-V.
Master's
Degree in Education
At
the Master's degree level, more than 100 universities offer one-year
course leading to the award of M.Ed. degree. Some universities (e.g.,
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati) named it Siksha Acharya.
M.Ed. course is open to candidates possessing B.Ed. degrees. The
course is of two-year duration.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
(New Delhi-110068) offers a Diploma in Primary Education specifically
for teachers in North-Eastern States and Sikkim. A programme in
distance learning mode it has three modules each of six month's
duration. The course is open only to in-service primary and elementary
school teachers with two years of teaching experience. IGNOU has
also introduced a certificate programme in Teaching of Primary School
Mathematics through distance learning mode.
For
more information refer to B
ed Correspondence and
M ed Correspondence
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