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TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS ABOUT STANDARDS FIXED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS EDUCATION NACTE A CASE STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).07      10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).07      Published : Dec 2020

Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study

Abstract

    The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover the opinions of the faculty of the education department in one of the public sector universities in Karachi Sindh about the quality assurance and accreditation process developed by one of the HEC's subunit NACTE and their readiness to initiate this process in their respective department. A mixed item questionnaire comprising close and open-ended questions was used to collect data from 16 faculty members teaching in the education department of the university. The faculty members serving at various positions were purposively selected for the study. Triangulation was attained using analysis of the collected data, document analysis of NACTE manuals, and HEC directives. The study concluded that the faculty of the education department lack awareness about the quality assurance and accreditation process, lack preparedness in many aspects for the achievement of national accreditation but they demonstrated interest in learning about the accreditation process. It is recommended that the National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education must new goals, including awareness of training sessions for the faculty of education, so they understand its importance and outcomes.

    Teachers' Perception and NACTE Standards.

    (1) Muhammad Ashraf Khurram
    Professor/ Ex Dean, Faculty of Education, FUUAST, Karachi, Sindh. Pakistan.
    (2) Pervaiz Ali Mahesar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Ghulam Ali Kerio
    Assistant Professor, Department of Teachers' Education, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
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    APA : Khurram, M. A., Mahesar, P. A., & Kerio, G. A. (2020). Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study. Global Educational Studies Review, V(IV), 60-70. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).07

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    CHICAGO : Khurram, Muhammad Ashraf, Pervaiz Ali Mahesar, and Ghulam Ali Kerio. 2020. "Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review, V (IV): 60-70 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).07

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    HARVARD : KHURRAM, M. A., MAHESAR, P. A. & KERIO, G. A. 2020. Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 60-70.

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    MHRA : Khurram, Muhammad Ashraf, Pervaiz Ali Mahesar, and Ghulam Ali Kerio. 2020. "Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review, V: 60-70

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    MLA : Khurram, Muhammad Ashraf, Pervaiz Ali Mahesar, and Ghulam Ali Kerio. "Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review, V.IV (2020): 60-70 Print.

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    OXFORD : Khurram, Muhammad Ashraf, Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali, and Kerio, Ghulam Ali (2020), "Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study", Global Educational Studies Review, V (IV), 60-70

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    TURABIAN : Khurram, Muhammad Ashraf, Pervaiz Ali Mahesar, and Ghulam Ali Kerio. "Teachers' Perceptions about Standards fixed by the National Accreditation Council for Teachers' Education (NACTE): A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. IV (2020): 60-70. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).07