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Curriculum of Teacher Education                         KEYWORDS : Program Objectives; Curriculum Design; Program Outcomes; Rational of Programme; Program Mission Statement; Curriculum of Pakistan B.Ed. level                         M.Ed.                         M.Phil.                         Ph.D. Curriculum of a subject is said to be the burning pulse of a nation. By looking at the curriculum one can judge the state of intellectual development and the state of progress of the nation. The world hasturned into a global village; new...

Major Issues and Problems of Teacher Education KEYWORDS:; Poor Quality of Teaching; Absence of Supervision, Monitoring and Performance evaluation of Trainers; Linkages between Institutions, Accreditation in teacher education; Privatization, Globalization and Autonomy Teacher Education; Ø   Short Duration of Courses The duration of teacher preparation courses is short in comparison to other countries in the world. “There has been a constant observation that the duration of primary school teaching certificate is far below the norm of other developing countries in the world. Ø   Generally, Minimum Teaching Certificate range from 12 to 16 years of both general education and teacher training programs. The norm is, therefore, around 14 years minimum education in most of the countries in the world”. (National Education Policy 1998- 2010). The short duration of training and lengthy syllabus, with unnecessary content, was a common complaint of teacher educators at all levels.  ...