Perception of M.ed. Student-teachers Towards Internship as a Part of Teacher Training Programme

Abstract

Teaching is an exciting and rewarding activity but like other professions it is demanding as it requires that its practitioners clearly understand what should be done to bring about the most desirable learning in the pupil and be highly proficient in the skills necessary to carry out these tasks. All the teachers training institutions are not only imparting theoretical but also practical knowledge and skill in teaching different subjects to prospective teachers. There are many parts of teacher training programme like Internship, sessional Work, Project work, micro and macro teaching etc. Internship is an integral part of professional preparation that includes practice – teaching and wide variety of field experience under the guidance of a competent or expert supervisor. Internship in M.Ed. is very essential for today’s teacher because it gives proper training to the student-teachers for better understanding of all the students. It builds confidence among the student-teachers. Therefore, the objective of the study is to know the perception of M.Ed. students-teachers towards the internship programme. In the present study, the researcher has used the descriptive method of research. The total sample includes 100 M.Ed. students-teachers from three M.Ed. colleges of Jammu. A Self-constructed questionnaire was prepared to collect the required data. After collecting the data, the frequencies were calculated to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed positive perception of student-teachers towards internship as a part of professional preparation of teacher. The present study is helpful for educationists, practitioners, students, stakeholders, policy-makers, teachers and parents.