• ARJUNAN N K
• TITU TOM

This study aims to identify the hindrances and issues faced by the DIETs and TEIs of Kerala in academic areas in improving the quality of elementary teacher education. The descriptive study collected data from a stratified random sample of Educational Experts, the Heads of TEIs, Heads of the PSTE faculty in DIETs, Teacher Trainees of TEIs and DIETs, and Teacher Educators working in TEIs and DIETs with the help of questionnaires and further by holding interview. The experts opined that the admission to D.El.Ed. course should be made on the basis of a teaching aptitude test, giving equal weightage to the performance of 10th and 12th grades. Increasing the course duration to 3 years, setting Postgraduation and M.Ed. as minimum qualification for teacher educators are among the suggestions. Lack of teaching aptitude, poor understanding of content, lack of experience of the teacher educators, lack of Lab school facilities, insufficiency of proper infrastructure etc. were pointed out to be major impediments and issues in the academic area.

District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), Teacher Education Institutes (TEIs), D.El.Ed. course, Pre-service elementary school teacher education

"HINDRANCES AND ISSUES FACED BY THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (DIETs AND TEIs) IN ACADEMIC AREAS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no.f940-f945, November-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211625.pdf

"HINDRANCES AND ISSUES FACED BY THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (DIETs AND TEIs) IN ACADEMIC AREAS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no. ppf940-f945, November-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211625.pdf