APPENDIX G : COPY OF LETTER NO. F. 13-4/80/SCH-3 DATED 23RD MAY, 1981 REGARDING REVIEW OF TEACHER'S TRAINING PROGRAMME
No.F.13-4/80-Sch. 3
Government of India
Ministry of Education & Culture
(Department of Education)
New Delhi, the 23rd May, 1981
To
The Director
National Council of Educational Research & Training New Delhi.
SUBJECT : Review of Teachers' Training Programmes and inculcation of
Ethical and Social Values in Education.
Sir,
In order to undertake a review of the Teachers' Training Pro-
grammes, particularly with a view to inculcating moral and social
values in students, it has been decided to constitute an informal
Working Group consisting of the following:-
(i) Shri Kireet Joshi, Educational Adviser, Ministry
of Education & Culture Chairman
(ii) Dr. S.K. Mitra, Director, NCERT, New Delhi Member
(iii) Shri S. Sathyam, joint Secretary (School)! Member
(iv) Prof. V.S. Jha, 868, Wright Town, Jha Marg, Jabalpur
Member
(v) Prof. Jal Jahangir Nanavatty, II, Napier Road, Pune.
Member
(vi) Dr. R.C. Dass, Head of the Deptt. of Teacher Education,
Member-
NCERT, New Delhi
Secretary
2. The terms of reference of the above Working Group
will be as follows
(i) To decide on what is moral education in the con-
text of school education.
(ii) What should be the curriculum content for teacher
trainees.
(iii) To suggest special techniques of pedagogy for
teaching of moral education.
(iv) To suggest strategies for reorienting serving
teachers through inservice programme.
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(v) To suggest ways of promoting participation of
voluntary organisations in organising training courses
for teachers.
(vi) To assess dimensions of effort required as also to
indicate the extent of governmental inputs.
(vii) To make suggestions which would be relevant to the
determination of the new roles of teachers as counsel-
lors and guides instead of as mere lecturers and
(viii) To determine the important tasks that teach-
ers will need to undertake towards preparing the new
educational materials keeping in view the challenges of
our times.
3. The National Council of Educational Research & Training, New
Delhi, will serve as the nodal agency for the purpose of the above
Working Group. It may take necessary action to organise the meetings
of the Working Group and also make available all the materials pro-
grammes as suggested in the terms of reference. TA/DA to the members
of the Working Group may also be paid by the NCERT, New Delhi, from
within the sanctioned budget.
4. The Working Group will submit its report to the Government
of India within four months.
Yours faithfully,
(Girdhari Lal)
Director
Copy forwarded to:-
(i) Shri Kireet Joshi, Educational Adviser, Ministry of Education & Culture, New Delhi.
(ii) joint Secretary (Schools), Ministry of Education & Culture, New Delhi.
(iii) Prof V.S. Jha, 868, Wright Town, Jha Marg, Jabal- pur-482002. (iv) Prof. Jal Jahangir Nanavatty, II, Napier Road, Pune-400110
(v) Dr. R. C. Das, Head of the Department of Teachers' Education, NCERT, New Delhi.
(vi) School 5 Section, Ministry of Education & Culture, New Delhi.
(vii) School 4.
(Girdhari Lal) Director