Perception of Prospective Teachers about the Quality of Pedagogical Course
Abstract
Pedagogy is the discipline that deals with the theory and practice of education; it thus concerns with the practice of good teaching. It ranges from the general to the narrower essentials of vocational education. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of prospective teachers about the quality of pedagogical course. The study was qualitative in nature. The data were collected from 10 prospective teachers of B.Ed. Elementary (Honor) at the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, who were selected through purposive sampling technique. A focus group interview was designed to explore the perceptions of prospective teachers about the quality of pedagogical course. The trustworthiness of the data was ensured through triangulation and peer debriefing. The results of the study indicated that prospective teachers were satisfied with the quality of pedagogical course at the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore. They mentioned that the pedagogical course enables them to teach at any level confidently. They reported that they joined this course by chance but if they got the chance to choose this course again they will join it by choice. They suggested that the current pedagogical course should be redesigned according to emerging trends.
Authors
Shakeela Parveen
Ph D Scholar, IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Ejaz Ahmad Mirza
Ph D Scholar, Education Officer ,QAED Punjab, Pakistan
Bismillah Sahar
Ph D Scholar, IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan