• Amit Kumar Mahanti

Quality is called contextual as well as multi-dimensional concept. Quality assurance is one of the fundamental issues in teacher education discussions today. The concept of “quality assurance in education” is an enormously important concern for academicians and academia universally, and lately this notion has also firmed in the realm of Teacher Education in India. Teacher education plays vital role in reforming and strengthening the education system of any country. Training of teachers has emerging global trends in education and the overall needs and aspirations of the people in India. This paper presents a theoretical framework of the concept of Quality in Teacher Education by identifying the parameters which are central contributors towards quality of Teacher Education in the 21st century. Education is a lively and active process of human advancement and empowerment. Teacher education has been widely sponsored as the single important element in the economic, social and political and cultural development of developing/ developed society. Quality of teacher education depends basically on a number of factors such as infrastructure, learning environment, curriculum, teaching learning materials (TLM) and teacher’s participation with demand of changing society. Quality improvement in teacher education is a deliberate process of change that leads to enhancement. Discussion on what it is, how it is developed, and its connection to student achievement have become the feature of educational slang in the 21st century. These seek to look at as a means to review how the terms excellence and quality are shaped by policy, identify how educators perceive teaching quality and to review how quality is cultivated in teachers to meet the rapid changes of learner’s attitude.

Quality Assurance, Teacher Education

"Quality Assurance in Teacher Education in 21ST Century", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.109-115, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808312.pdf

"Quality Assurance in Teacher Education in 21ST Century", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp109-115, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808312.pdf