The document discusses the evolving role of teachers in Indian society amidst modernization, emphasizing their professional ethics and personal development. It outlines the teacher's dual roles as theorist and practitioner, highlighting responsibilities in understanding pupil needs, maintaining community ties, and fostering educational ethics. The document also addresses the importance of ongoing professional growth and ethical conduct in relationships with students, parents, and the educational community.

1. Teacher's Role in
Indian Society
Modernization of Indian Society –
Professional Ethics of Teachers and
Personal Development of the Teacher.
By
M.VIJAYALAKSHMI
Assistant Professor

2. UNIT-IV
Teacher's Role
in
Indian Society

3. 4.1 Indian society in transition - Impact of
globalization and privatization – educational
planning in India.
4.2 Modernization of Indian Society –Professional
Ethics of Teachers and Personal Development of
the Teacher.
4.3 Teacher as a social worker - Teachers' role in
pupils' development, community welfare,
national integration and international
understanding.
4.4 Sociological determinants of education -
Teachers' role in strengthening integrated and
cohesive forces.
4.5 Educational implications of philosophy in
conserving social harmony.

4. UNIT-IV
Teacher's Role in Indian Society
4.2. Modernization of Indian Society –
Professional Ethics of Teachers and
Personal Development of the
Teacher.

5. Role of the Teacher
• Two main roles
• Theorist – educational philosopher,
educational psychologist and
educational sociologist
• Practitioner – instructor, director,
motivator, adviser, counsellor and
career master

6. Responsibilities
• Diagnosis and remediation
• Evaluation of scholastic attainments
• Attending to health care of pupils
• Acting as a liaison between the school and
the home and
• Conducting action research for solving
problems in a scientific manner

7. Modernization of Indian Society
• Education –
• Life-centred and child-centred
• Activity oriented
• Process of Learning is important
• Variety of roles
• Different style of action

8. Teaching as a Profession
• Has well-defined functions and well-
identified nature and scope
• Has a philosophy of its own
• Well-organized and fully recognized
professional organizations of teachers
• Substantially paid in recent years
• Presently demanding specialized professional
preparation, based on a technology of
instruction

9. Code of Ethics
• They should adhere strictly to the rules of
conduct written or unwritten, established by
tradition and teachers of the past
• They should do nothing that causes disgrace
to their personality or to the profession
Collectively
• They should serve truthfully and honestly to
realize the objectives and purposes that are
expected them

10. • Whatever may be the frustrations and
difficulties they face, they should be
consciention and noble minded as for as their
professional activities are concerned
• They should not make the students victims
because of the injustice done to them either
by the school administrators or the
authorities concerned
• They should respect their fellow teachers and
should never speak ill evil of them

11. Professional Ethics
• Preparation and professional growth
• Relation with pupils
• Relations with parents and the
community
• Relations between teachers and school
officials
• Miscellaneous

12. Preparation and professional growth
• Keep in mind the professional growth and
participate periodically in in-service
programme
• Maintain an open mind towards educational
theories and methods of teachings, etc
• Try to refine and improve upon one’s
methods of teaching and evaluation,
communication and interaction, etc
• Have membership in and co-operate with
teacher’s organizations

13. Relation with pupils
• Deal with pupils in a spirit of kindness and
democracy
• Refrain from imposing one’s religious,
political or other private beliefs upon pupils
• Be fair and objective in dealing with pupils
• Don’t accept any favours either from pupils
or parents
• Avoid embarrassing pupils and parents by the
careless using of confidential information
concerning them

14. • Refrain from tutoring your pupils for extra
pay
• Books or guides authored by the teacher
should not be thrust on their pupils
• Protect the rights of pupils against selfish
interest
• Inculcate in pupils respect for law and order
and tolerance for others’ points of view

15. Relations with
parents and the community
• Make the acquaintance of parents and take
desirable steps to maintain cordial
relationship with them
• Take part in activities for the improvement of
the community, but attend to school duties
first of all
• Avoid participation in community factions
and other activities which would harm one’s
teaching efficiency

16. Relations between
teachers and school officials
• Co-operation with administrative officials
• Avoid nepotism and all other practices of
taking unfair advantage of one’s public
position
• Don’t pass unfavourable comments about the
competency of one’s colleagues in front of
others particularly students and their parents

17. Miscellaneous
• Show by personal conduct that education
makes better citizens and neighbours
• Avoid disparaging the profession but work for
its improvement
• Be willing to assume the responsibility which
goes with position
• Give early notice of resignation or long leave
so that alternate arrangements could be
made
• Don’t instigate the students to settle scores
with others, whatever may be the grievances

18. Personal Development of the Teacher
• Raise their educational qualification by
joining distance education programmes
• Active member in Subject – Teacher
Associations
• Participate in deliberations to study the text
books prescribed, question paper
construction, develop newer instructional
methods and aids etc

19. • Participate in the inservice programes
sponsored by the education department
• Always consider themselves as an ardent
student and get involved in learning
• Make use of the libraries to enrich their
knowledge by going through the latest books
• Always seeks the company of great people
noted for their scholarship and good conduct
• Could avail the railway concession available
to teachers to visit other states to gain direct
experiences with men and matter of different
hues

20. • Could participate in the proceedings of
literary and fine arts club, which are not
connected to any particular caste, creed or
religion
• If they are gifted with any specific talent,
they could make the best use of their talents
to win name and fame

21. Sources are taken from
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