A LITERATURE REVIEW ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA

The present paper attempts to evaluate some research studies carried out in India in the field of teacher education and community development. Relevant researches concerning teacher education and community development was identified by searching the reliable databases. The studies were collected, categorized and analysed. The review highlights the importance of educating the individuals for community development, successful strategies adopted by teachers for community development, various programmes by educationists, Government and organizations for community development, community participation in education, and why community development is important, with all supported research evidences. The evidences from the literature review confirms that community participation is not a panacea for all the barriers in the development but active involvement of the community has facilitated in identifying community specific issues and formulating effective strategies.