VALUES IN TEACHER EDUCATION: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Ancient Indian Education was value based. Dealing with values and moral issues is recognised as an integral part of teachers’ roles. Now, education has an enormous role to play in the social, intellectual and political transformation of the world. Parents, communities and government have always expected schools to develop students who would contribute to the society in which they live. Effective teaching practices in imparting value education have ranges from storytelling, exhibitions, skits, one act play and group discussions to various other formats. In the information technology age, it can be hard to get a grip on the evolving roles of teachers. It can seem as if the role of teachers has grown immensely; they are now expected to be tech-savvy, computer literate and at the cutting edge of education. To inculcate values the necessary curriculum and skills required for a teacher educator. The role of the educators become more challenging & rewarding, in terms of the inculcating the values among the learners. The proper assimilation of these values by a teacher educator can be done through their positive role and prescribed means. What are values and their role in promoting multicultural values education and social justice in Teacher Education Programs that are directly related to school education? Keeping in view the need of the value inculcation in prospective teachers, this article addresses the issue of teachers’ training for value education, some changes that need to occur in pre-service teacher education in order to inculcate values for betterment of the next generation education.