Why study Master of Education (M.Ed.)
For the preparation of Teacher Educators who will
Care for children and loves to be with them, understands them within social, cultural and political contexts, treats all children equally;
Do not treat knowledge as a ‘given’, embedded in the curriculum and accepted without question, perceives children not as passive receivers of knowledge, encourages their capacity to construct knowledge;
Discourage rote learning, makes learning a joyful and participatory activity, organizes learner-centred, activitybased, participatory learning experiences – play, projects, discussion, dialogue, observation, visits, integrate academic learning with productive work;
Critically examine curriculum and textbooks, contextualizes curriculum to suit local needs; and Promotes peace values - democratic way of life, equality, justice, liberty, fraternity, secularism and zeal for social reconstruction, reflects on her teaching experience.
M.Ed. Course....
Engage would-be teachers with the larger socio-political context in which education and learners are situated, engage them with children in real contexts than teach them about children through theories, focus on the developmental aspects of children with constant reference to their socio-economic and cultural contexts.
Bring into the teacher education curriculum and discourse trainees’ own assumptions about children and beliefs about knowledge and processes of learning, help teachers to reflect upon their own positions in society – gender, caste, class, poverty, linguistic and regional variation, community, equity and justice.
Engage with theory along with field experiences to help trainees to view knowledge not as external to the learner but as something that is actively constructed during learning, integrate academic knowledge and professional learning into a meaningful whole.
Provide opportunity for trainees for reflection and independent study without packing the training schedule with teacher directed activities, provide opportunities to the student teacher to critically examine curriculum, syllabi and textbooks.
View knowledge not as an external reality embedded in textbooks but as constructed in the shared context of teaching-learning and personal experience, change perception of child as a receiver of knowledge and encourage its capacity to construct knowledge, view learning as a search for meaning out of personal experiences and knowledge
generation as a continuously evolving process of reflective learning.
M.Ed. is the dominant post-graduate programme in education offered by Indian universities. The etrants to this programme are already initiated into rudiments of educational theories, institutions, processes and practices. The course draws a large variety of clientele: fresh graduates from different disciplines with B.Ed., experienced teachers and education functionaries indifferent government departments. Due to the heterogeneous clientele and shifting demands of jobs related to education, the course has to cater to a wide range of academic and professional needs.
M.Ed. Course (Intake Capacity : 50) :
Eligibility - As per University norms.
Subjects - Science, Social Science, Language, Mathematics Group
Age limit- No age limit
How to Apply- Through online application as per the guide line by WBUTTEPA
Schedule of Fees - Rs. 75000/- per year(Rs. 75000/- x 2 = Rs. 150000/-) is to be given by each candidate through two installments (excluding University registration fees, University exam form fill-up fees, non collegiate fees, excursion fees, costing of sports dress, special amenities fees like picnic, special seminar/ workshop registration fees etc.)