Abstract
This study was designed to determine the worth and to compare the quality of Teacher Education Program at pre-service level in the specific Teacher Training Institutions (TTIs) situated in Punjab. The Principals and faculty members from the campuses of the University of Education Lahore and its affiliated government colleges for elementary teachers were the target population of this study. All the Principals and two faculty members from each institution teaching in this program were selected as a sample through simple random sampling technique. The framework adopted in this study was taken from a comprehensive study on “Quality Indicators in teacher Education” conducted in India in collaboration with the common wealth of learning Canada. Two questionnaires on five point rating scales were developed for the study sample against the four selected quality indicators out of the framework of the study. The collected data were analyzed by the application of inferential as well as descriptive statistics. The overall results showed the poor quality of the program on all performance indicators at both the sampled institutions except a single indicator “Research and Development” on which the quality of the University campuses were found rather better as compare to Government colleges for elementary teachers.
Keyword(s)
Quality, Quality assurance, teacher education, Accreditation, Indicators