Value Internalization through Teacher Education: Exploring the Role of Curriculum and Practicum in the Two-Year B.Ed. Programme

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim to explore the impact of exposure of two year B.Ed. programme on student - teachers’ values. This longitudinal study was conducted on 160 student-teachers of University of Allahabad and Banaras Hindu University. Value Inherent in Fundamental Duties Questionnaire for Teachers (VFDQT) developed by Kalpalata Pandey & Dhyanendra Kumar Mishra (2004) was used as a tool for data collection. The findings of the study highlighted that exposure to two-year B.Ed. programme brings a significant improvement in the patriotic values, social values, cultural values, spiritual values, knowledge values, environmental values, law abiding values and value of excellence among student-teachers.