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Elementary teacher training in India : Reform through the DIET system and its structural characteristics

Research Project

Project/Area Number14510323
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Educaion
Research InstitutionTokai University Fukuoka Junior College

Principal Investigator

AKAI Hisako  Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College, Dept.of International Cultural Relations, Associate Professor, 国際文化学科, 助教授 (40249644)

Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed(Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost : ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004 : ¥500,000 (Direct Cost : ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003 : ¥500,000 (Direct Cost : ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002 : ¥500,000 (Direct Cost : ¥500,000)
KeywordsSchool Education in India / Elementary Teacher Training / Decentralization in education / The DIET System / 初等教育普遍化 / 初等教育養成
Research Abstract

This project intended to examine elementary teacher education in India, especially, the DIET System, which was introduced from 1987, after India's second National Policy on Education in 1986. The system, District Institute of Education and Training, aims at promoting the Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a decentralized manner, and producing primary/elementary school teachers who will be in service in the neighboring local communities. Chapter 1 examines elementary teacher training in India after independence in 1947. It was found that the expansion of elementary school education caused serious shortage of elementary school teachers, and that each State Government, that was in charge of school education at that time, established more teacher training institutions. Moreover, some State Government organized, for example, Mobile Training Squads, visiting villages and train young school teachers. The importance of teacher training was repeatedly stated in the educational an … More nual report compiled by the Central Government and the well-know report of the Education Commission in 1964-66, but India's first National Policy on Education 1968 didn't state any clear strategy for elementary teacher training because there had been too much differences in the condition of primary and elementary education in each State and it was not possible for the Central to articulate a nation-wide plan for teacher education.
The Chapter 2 deals with some historical aspects in teacher training in India. Although India had rich learning tradition, indigenous primary education was on decline in the beginning of the 19th century because of the expansion of the power of the Briatin. The British raj finally decided to introduce modern school education in the middle of the 19th century, but their main concern was not the diffusion of primary education in the masses of India, but an effective control of the Indian continent. Indigenous village school teachers, whose qualification was not very high but who lived together with local communities, vanished from Indian educational scene, and modern school teacher training began in a small-scale. The shortage of school masters had been reported in the reports compiled by the raj and these reports mentioned that teacher the quality of teacher training was insufficient.
The Chapter 3 traces how the DIET System was planned as the first Indian nation-wide strategy for promoting elementary education and producing school teachers. The System is expected to be the third tire for the UEE and each institute has been given some autonomy, for example, compiling text books in local languages. More than 400 DIETs have established so far and most of them have already launched elementary teacher training course. The DIETs in the States of Delhi, Haryana and Maharashtra were researched and analyzed. Delhi and Haryana began establishing DIETs since 1986 and most of the successful students became school teachers in these States. Maharashtra elementary school in the teaching practice period. Most of the trainees appreciate practical subjects, for example, learning teaching methods and participating in practice teaching, but many of them are rather critical of theoretical studies like pedagogy and educational history in India. Further research is required so that how teacher trainees recognize the expected role model as school teachers could be analyzed. Less

Report

(4results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(9results)

All 2004 2003 2002 Other

All Journal Article Publications

  • [Journal Article] インドの初等教員養成:英国統治時代から独立後の初等教員養成の展開2004

    • Author(s)
      赤井 ひさ子
    • Journal Title

      東海大学福岡短期大学紀要 4号

      Pages : 1-27

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Elementary Education in India under the British Raj : Destruction or Introduction2004

    • Author(s)
      Hisako Akai
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College Vol.6

      Pages : 1-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Elementary Education in India under the British raj : Destruction Or Introduction?2004

    • Author(s)
      赤井 ひさ子
    • Journal Title

      東海大学福岡短期大学紀要第6号 1

      Pages : 1-24

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Elementary Education in India under the British faj : Destruction Or Introduction?2003

    • Author(s)
      赤井 ひさ子
    • Journal Title

      東海大学福岡短期大学紀要 6号

      Pages : 1-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Educational Policies under the British Raj : Elementary Education and Teacher Training2003

    • Author(s)
      Hisako Akai
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College Vol.5

      Pages : 1-16

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] インドの初等教員養成:英国植民地政府統治下の初等教育2002

    • Author(s)
      赤井 ひさ子
    • Journal Title

      東海大学福岡短期大学紀要 5号

      Pages : 1-16

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Elementary Teacher Training in India : A Historical Review of Policies and Implementation2002

    • Author(s)
      Hisako Akai
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College Vol.6

      Pages : 1-27

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 赤井 ひさ子: "インドの教育政策:英国統治下の初等教育と初等教員養成"東海大学福岡短期大学紀要. 第5号. 1-16 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 赤井 ひさ子: "インドの初等教員養成:英国統治時代から独立後の初等教員養成の展開"東海大学福岡短期大学紀要. 第4号. 1-27 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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