Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Academic Reforms in Higher Education

Abstract

Education is a light that shows the mankind the right direction to surge. The purpose of education is not just making a student literate but adds rationale thinking, knowledge and self-sufficiency. When there is a willingness to change, there is a hope for progress in any field. India being the second largest country in the world, quality of education is still considered to be poor. The educationist and planner feel that the curriculum of the higher education needs a sea change. The change proposed by the planners and educationist needs a consideration from the teachers' point of view.

The purpose of this study is to study the attitude of prospective teachers towards academic reforms in higher education. The purposive sampling technique is used to select 150 prospective teachers of Patna. A self-constructed and validated Attitude scale was used to see the attitude of prospective teachers towards academic reforms in higher education. t-test was applied to analyse the data. Conclusion and discussion will be made on the basis of the result.