Role of Teacher in Rural Higher Education: A Critical Analysis

Higher Education generaly refers to education in post higher secondary instiutions coleges and universites. It is widely recognised that Higher Education can play a vital role in the development proces of a country. India has encountered a great chalenge in improving its higher education. Teaching is an art and skil by dint of which a teacher can transfer knowledge to the students in an eficient and efective maner. A sucesful teacher is required to be equiped with the characteristics like mastery of subject mater, profesional training, sound physical and mental health, devotion and dedication to this profesion. Teachers work ‘in' a system, whereas the Head of an instiute works ‘on' the system and continuously improves the Quality of higher education in rural areas with the help of teachers. Students study and learn ‘in' a system, and the teachers have to continuously work ‘on' the system to improve the teaching Quality especialy for rural mas. Involvement in education for rural mas is what makes learning activites a pleasure. Therefore, in this paper an atempt has ben made to discus the role of the teacher in rural higher education and how it contributes for the beterment of the same for each of us.