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EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCREDITATION IN ASSURING THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS EXPLORING THE CASE OF AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).09      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).09      Published : Mar 2020

Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country

Abstract

    This study examined the effectiveness of an accreditation mechanism for teacher education exclusively with a fragile higher education system in Pakistan. A quantitative research method was employed. Using the stratified technique, 614 participants from 24 higher education institutions were selected. Questionnaires were used to collect data from participants. The findings revealed that the standards of national accreditation council for teacher education (NACTE) cannot win wide acceptability and support of educators. The accreditation mechanism in Pakistan has emerged less effective in meeting standards of imparting modern, relevant and quality teacher education in the country. A comparative perspective to explore the factors affecting the effectiveness of accreditation in assuring quality teacher education in an academically underdeveloped country Pakistan is discussed at the end of this article. This study provides essentialities of accreditation in teacher education programs. It carries the value of graduate attributes that is a brand image in the quality of teacher education program development.

    (1) Hina Jalal
    Student,Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ayub Buzdar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Bushra Naoreen
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Jalal, H., Buzdar, M. A., & Naoreen, B. (2020). Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country. Global Social Sciences Review, V(I), 84-94. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).09

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    CHICAGO : Jalal, Hina, Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, and Bushra Naoreen. 2020. "Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country." Global Social Sciences Review, V (I): 84-94 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).09

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    HARVARD : JALAL, H., BUZDAR, M. A. & NAOREEN, B. 2020. Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 84-94.

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    MLA : Jalal, Hina, Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, and Bushra Naoreen. "Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country." Global Social Sciences Review, V.I (2020): 84-94 Print.

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    OXFORD : Jalal, Hina, Buzdar, Muhammad Ayub, and Naoreen, Bushra (2020), "Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country", Global Social Sciences Review, V (I), 84-94

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Jalal, Hina, Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, and Bushra Naoreen. "Effectiveness of Accreditation in Assuring the Quality of Teacher Education Programs: Exploring the Case of an Underdeveloped Country." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 84-94. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).09