NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

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NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 2

Abstract

The importance of the quality of teachers cannot be overemphasized because the strength and success of an educational system depends on them whether they teach in schools, colleges or universities. The quality of a nation depends on the quality of its citizens and in turn the qualities of the citizens depend on the quality of their education. The quality of their education reflects, more than any other single factor, the quality of their teachers. A teacher’s personal qualities educational qualifications, his professional training, his managerial skills and the place he occupies in the college and in the community contribute to the quality of his teaching. The education of a teacher is not complete on receiving a degree or diploma from a college or university. Pre-service education or joining a college or university is only the first stage in the continuous growth of a teacher in his profession. In the words of Rabindranath Tagore, “A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself’. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continuous to burn its own flame”. The education of a teacher is never complete. The teacher is prepared for his profession before he enters it, but he must also be prepared again and again to keep abreast with latest developments. To satisfy this need is the purpose of in-service / continuing education. Every teacher, whether he is a beginner or a veteran, needs to be aware of the rapid cultural and social charges, advancements in educational theories, methodologies and practices, increase in student enrolment and range in the interests and abilities of students and the ramification of the role of education due to changes and advancements in science and technology. The frontiers of human knowledge in various fields expand rapidly. There is, therefore, a need for continued study and growth that would raise the competence of the teacher on the job and in turn, increase the standard of the whole educational system. The term in-service education or continuing education in a broad sense includes all experiences and activities provided for teachers and designed to promote personnel and professional growth while in service. The process of continuing education is on both professional and personnel growth of teachers. The continuing education also has the connotation of the life-long education; of educating oneself throughout life, whether he is a student, teacher or a non-professional

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. M. Sugunatha Reddy and Dr. B. Rama Bhupal Reddy

Keywords

Need and Importance Professional Growth

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