COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO YEAR D.El.Ed. COURSE CURRICULUM OF NCTE AND HIMACHAL PRADESH

Quality teacher can enhance the learning among children in schools. The quality of teachers depends on the quality of the curriculum, Teacher Educators and professional development activities during Pre-service and In-service training programme. Course curriculum plays a vital role in modification of Knowledge, Attitude, Values and Skills of the teachers. NCTE has suggested a course outline for two year D.El.Ed. Programme in India. Many of the states of India has updated and upgraded the curriculum in the light of curriculum suggested by NCTE. Himachal Pradesh has very recently upgraded and implemented the course curriculum of two year D.El.Ed course. An attempt has been made to study and compare two year D.El.Ed course curriculum being implemented by Elementary Teacher Education Institutions in Himachal Pradesh to identify the similarities and deficiencies in the preparation of quality elementary education teachers. It has become more important to study the existing curriculum particularly in the light of NCTE regulation