Role of National Education Policy-2009 and National Professional Standards for Teachers in Developing Teachers' Professionalism
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| Title: | Role of National Education Policy-2009 and National Professional Standards for Teachers in Developing Teachers' Professionalism |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Khizar, Asma, Anwar, Muhammad Nadeem, Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad |
| Source: | Bulletin of Education and Research. Dec 2019 41(3):101-118. |
| Availability: | Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32 |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Policy, Professionalism, Teacher Attitudes, Standards, Specialists, Policy Formation, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Elementary Secondary Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Pakistan |
| ISSN: | 0555-7747 |
| Abstract: | Teacher's professionalism is a social construct that is defined through educational policy, practice, and standards. These are considered inevitable for developing professionalism. This paper discusses the role of National Education Policy (NEP) and National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPSTs) for the development of professionalism based on the views of experts who had direct experience with the process of formulation of NEP and NPSTs. Six experts; three associated with the preparation of NEP (2009) and three of NPSTs were interviewed through a semistructured interview consisting indicators of professionalism, conducted, recorded and transcribed. The analysis showed that while preparing NEP (2009) and NPSTs, teachers' professionalism was not considered in true spirit. They declared that there was no mutual coordination between NEP and NPSTs experts for the development of teacher's professionalism and was also not included onto the agenda. It is recommended that teacher professionalism may be focused while developing National Education Policies. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1244705 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Teacher's professionalism is a social construct that is defined through educational policy, practice, and standards. These are considered inevitable for developing professionalism. This paper discusses the role of National Education Policy (NEP) and National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPSTs) for the development of professionalism based on the views of experts who had direct experience with the process of formulation of NEP and NPSTs. Six experts; three associated with the preparation of NEP (2009) and three of NPSTs were interviewed through a semistructured interview consisting indicators of professionalism, conducted, recorded and transcribed. The analysis showed that while preparing NEP (2009) and NPSTs, teachers' professionalism was not considered in true spirit. They declared that there was no mutual coordination between NEP and NPSTs experts for the development of teacher's professionalism and was also not included onto the agenda. It is recommended that teacher professionalism may be focused while developing National Education Policies. |
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| ISSN: | 0555-7747 |
