Opinion of Teachers towards Quality Assurance in Higher Agricultural Education

Abstract

The quality education is not only challenging but also of paramount importance in today's globalized world. In the continued process of quality assurance in higher Agricultural Education, the ICAR established an Accreditation Board during 1996 with well defined objectives and functions. Report of the 4th Deans Committee has also highlighted measures to improve the quality of Agricultural Education. ICAR has given emphasis on quality assurance in higher agricultural education. In this background, this study was conducted to analyze teachers ’opinion on different parameters of quality assurance. The study was conducted in Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Out of seven colleges, College of Agriculture was selected. Teachers were selected as a respondent. The descriptive research design was used. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the respondents were satisfied with the different quality assurance measures. Main suggested measures for improving the quality of instruction were use of multimedia for teaching, smart classrooms for effective teaching, uniform delivery of content to all sections of UG course, regular feedback from students, regular monitoring of classroom instruction, etc.