AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF THE D.EL.ED. PROGRAMME IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

This research paper is an attempt to study the two years D.El.Ed. training programme organized under the Directorate of Elementary Education in Himachal Pradesh . The sole responsibility to organize these training programme is of the District Institute of Education and Training in Himachal Pradesh as well as the privately managed colleges of teacher education. The study focused on the evaluation of two year D.El.Ed. programme in terms of need and relevance of the curriculum adapted for the preparation of the elementary teachers in the state. Researcher has also made an attempt to study the instructional methodologies adopted during the classroom interaction. All major components like use of ICT, skill development programme, school experience programme and strategies adopted during the evaluation and assessment of student teachers have been studied by the researcherin the course of the study. The major findings would make understandingof teacher- educators, policy makers and curriculum designer to think about the developmental progress in the teacher education policies.This paper would help the state authorities toreview the present system of preparation of elementary teachers and also empower the teacher educational institutions in state.The quality of education especially at primary level is continuously deteriorating day by day and is the major concern of every state of India. Quality of school education highly depends on quality of teacher education. Also new paradigm shifts in NCF-2005 and as desired in NCFTE-2009, there is a demand of quality teachers especially in elementary education where the role of a teacher is expected as facilitator, an expert of educational technology (ICT) and a leader in all the activities organized in school education