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ISSUES IN TEACHERS EDUCATION THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION A CASE STUDY OF ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).10      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).10      Published : Dec 2018

Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

    Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) offers teacher education programs from Primary School Teacher to Doctor of Philosophy in Education. The current study is focused on B. Ed., 2-year M.Ed., and Associate Degree in Education (ADE). AIOU has rendered great services in the field of education and particularly teacher education. Distance education internationally is an established system of education but in the context of Pakistan there are certain issues in distant mode of education which if addressed, may improve quality in teacher education. The current study investigated issues from the perspectives of tutors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data were collected from tutors in 03 districts through interviews. Interview was conducted with total of 20 tutors. The purpose of the study was to get an in-depth understanding of the issues and suggest recommendations for improvement of the teacher education through distance learning from AIOU and the distance education programs offered by other universities.

    (1) Itbar Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Farooq Nawaz Khan
    Assistant Professor, Staff Training and Education Center, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Asghar Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khan, I., Khan, F. N., & Ali, A. (2018). Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, III(IV), 142-155. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).10

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    CHICAGO : Khan, Itbar, Farooq Nawaz Khan, and Asghar Ali. 2018. "Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, III (IV): 142-155 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).10

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    HARVARD : KHAN, I., KHAN, F. N. & ALI, A. 2018. Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 142-155.

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    MHRA : Khan, Itbar, Farooq Nawaz Khan, and Asghar Ali. 2018. "Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, III: 142-155

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    MLA : Khan, Itbar, Farooq Nawaz Khan, and Asghar Ali. "Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, III.IV (2018): 142-155 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Khan, Itbar, Khan, Farooq Nawaz, and Ali, Asghar (2018), "Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, III (IV), 142-155

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khan, Itbar, Farooq Nawaz Khan, and Asghar Ali. "Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. IV (2018): 142-155. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).10