Preparation of Teachers in Teacher education

Abstract

In the introduction of this paper, it evaluates the current situation in teacher education, which currently has being in a state of uncertainty and turmoil due to the current state of poor performance in majority of schools. The situation has deteriorated due to increased poor performance in most schools. Sadly, teachers carry all the blame on poor performance and hence pressurizing them to remedy the situation. The only possible way out is to upgrade teachers education so that prospective teachers posses adequate skills and innovative strategies to incorporate in teaching and learning activities. However, this seems difficult since neither the learning institutions providing teacher education nor the government seems to prioritize teacher education. Moreover, teaching mission and purpose is not valued in many institutions. In the subsequent chapter that forms the body of the research paper, focuses on ideologies and strategies that ought to be inaugurated in teacher education for sustainable development in education. To start with, the paper focuses on the need of teacher education institutions to prioritize need for effective teaching and having qualified teachers in the education system. Moreover, the institutions should be open to the society and stakeholders in teacher education to bring reforms in the system. In addition, the paper points out the need for emphasis of teacher education by learning institution and the government. The resources allocated for teacher education should be targeted to teacher education instead of generalizing it to education sector. Moreover, teacher education institutions and schools ought to collaborate in order to facilitate teacher education. Therefore, universities and teacher training institutes will be a major stakeholder in schools, a strategy that will blend teacher education with innovations. Furthermore, due to emergence of new ideas, like in other faculties, education sector should not lag behind in providing teachers with new ideologies that will enhance innovations in education. In its conclusion, the paper recommends for reforms in teacher education where they should be undergo Teachers’ Quality Preparedness Program. This program is stratified to enhance teacher education to face all circumstances in education and improve the situation regardless of the situation. This will be a perfect approach that will improve our education system to meet international education standards.