Professional Development of Teacher Educators in the Kamrup District of Assam

Abstract

Professional development is crucial to improve the standard of teacher preparation and the initial stages of the education system. Effective teachers and researchers may be produced by professionally developed teacher educators, who in turn can effectively teach young learners. The standard of teacher educators has been directly influencing the standard of student teachers since ages. Knowing that teacher educators play a significant role in the education system and that their professional development has a positive impact on the whole education system and knowledge society, many researchers from different places set out to investigate the status of professional development at the grassroots level in various institutions. The learning process of student teachers is thoroughly researched, while teacher educators’ learning is rarely given as much attention. Therefore, it's crucial to concentrate on how teacher educators view their work and professional growth and development. As the twenty-first century got underway, the necessity for teacher educators and their ongoing professional development attracted the eye of the concerned authority and the researcher. As a result, it was recognized in both Government policies and research literature. Therefore, the researchers wanted to study the professional development of teacher educators in the Kamrup district of Assam. The study was conducted on 60 teacher educators who were selected by using Simple Random sampling technique. For the present study, the Descriptive method was used and a self-structured questionnaire was used for collecting the required data. After collecting the data, appropriate statistical techniques were used to analyse the data.