Issues in Teachers' Education through Distance Education: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan
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.
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AIOU, Teacher Education, Tutors' Perception, Distance Mode
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(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.