Development and Modification of Curriculum for Excellence in Teacher Education

Abstract

Today's competitive world demands quality education. Therefore Quality teacher education has become an enduring theme as we have to strive for better teachers for better education of children. The quality of school education has direct links to the knowledge, competence and skills of teachers and their initial training preparations. The quality and coverage of any system of teacher education is always decided by the content of teacher education curriculum and the operational modes used for its delivery by the system. Curriculum cannot be stagnant or once for all process of education. It is an evolutionary phase of education phase at all levels from KG to PG. It has to be in line with the changing goals of education from time to time and therefore meet the needs of the changing environment in which we have to live in future and compete for survival and success. Curriculum development and modification has to be rational but not emotional. Hence, for achieving excellence, it has to be in line with modern principles and practices in education.

Keywords: Curriculum development, curriculum modification, excellence in education