TEACHERS
 

Role of Teachers

18.1. Teachers have to play a pivotal role in reforming education at all levels. In order that they can play this role they should be inspired by creative idealism and feel pride in their professions. Suitable steps should, be taken to improve professional competence of teachers at all levels. The academic freedom of teachers to conduct research and make experiments and innovations will be assured.

18.2. The teaching community should become increasingly aware of the crucial importance of their role in moulding the lives and character of The future citizens of the country. They should themselves be model citizens, committed to the task of' national and social reconstruction.

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Teacher Education

18.3. The curriculum of teacher-education at the elementary and secondary stages, will be suitably changed in order to enable. the teachers to play their proper role in reforming education. Pedagogical and professional preparations for teachers in higher education should also be provided. Facilities for inservice training

will be expanded. Centres for developing curricular materials and teaching aids will be established, especially for the benefit of teachers in -rural areas and for both formal and non-formal systems of education.