Elementary teacher education for training teachers to serve in a community : A case study of a district in India

在印度，各邦政府在中央政府的指导下编制小学教师教育课程。在每个州的每个区，都建立了区教育和培训学院，该学院开设了职前教师教育课程，以培训不久将在该区工作的小学教师。本研究者在一个地区进行了实地调查，在该地区，PSTE课程的实习教师在城市和农村地区进行了教学实践，特别关注当地情况。该州的电脑和互联网连接尚未安装。预计DIET将指导该地区的小学和其他教师教育机构，并且需要增加DIET的教师数量。

In India, each state government prepares the curriculum for elementary teacher education under the guidance of the central government. In each district within a state, a District Institute of Education and Training(DIET) has been established and it has a pre-service teacher education(PSTE) course to train elementary teachers who will be working, in the immediate future, in the district. This researcher conducted her field-work in a district where teaching practice by student teachers of the PSTE course took place both in urban and rural areas with a particular focus on the local situation. Computers and Internet connection have yet to be installed in DIETs in the state. DIETs are expected to guide elementary schools and other teacher education institutions in the district and there is need to increase the number of teachers at DIETs.