ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY TEACHERS OF BALOCHISTAN

The study was conducted to investigate the status of Government Teacher Training Institutes, teachers trained from these institutes and implementation of taught strategies at the classroom level. For this purpose only those government training institutes of Balochistan were focused which provide in-service teacher trainings and primary teachers of Quetta and Pishin districts were constituted the population of the study. The total sample size thus analyzed was 240. The data analysis helped the researcher to conclude that improper procedures of selecting trainee teachers, unequal opportunities for training, influence of pressure groups and political figures, lack of monitoring and evaluation of training programs, improper planning of trainings are the obstruction that hamper efficiency level of teacher education institutes and training programs. This study also recommends some suggestions to policy makers and stake holders for better performance of teacher training institutes and improvement in existing teacher training programs.