Abstract
The study is related to the role of the teachers’ training in the field of education. A single course of teacher training, however long it lasts and however excellent it may be, no longer suffices in view of the radical changes, which may intervene. Even the most highly qualified teachers therefore have to be helped to adapt to these changes, either through refresher courses to bring knowledge up to date to fit in new circumstances, or by actual further training. It must be understood that it is essential to give in-service teachers possibilities of continuous training and adopt measures to this end. Like other countries in the world Pakistan also has taken certain steps in this regard and has introduced Provincial Institute for Teachers’ Education (PITE) at national level one in each province and Regional Institute for Teachers’ Education (RITE) at regional level throughout the Country. The aim of the study was to highlight the role of the Regional Institute for Teacher Education, including Certificate of Teaching (CT), Senior English Teacher (SET) and Subject Specialist (SS) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The study was designed to analyze the role of RITEs by considering their in-service teacher training programs for five years, i.e. from 2002 to 2006. Also the overall annual expenditure over the teacher training programs was considered. The data was collected through personal visits and interviewing different personnel at the RITEs. After careful analysis conclusions were drawn that the Regional institutions are performing their role in their own way satisfactorily, but still they are needed to be expanded in their volumes as well as the public is needed to be educated about these institutions.
Khisro Kaleem Raza, Arbab Khan Afridi, Arshad Ali. (2013) The Contribution of Regional Institutes for In-service Teachers Training: A Study from Khyber PakhtoonKhwa, The Dialogue, Volume 8, Issue 2.
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