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Perception of teaching competencies by administrators,faculty and students of Indian agricultural universities: an assessment of faculty training needs |
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| Authors: | P Ramesh D Thammi Raju K M Reddy P Krishnan Amit Biswas T Umamaheshwari |
| Institution: | 1. ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, India;2. Indian Statistical Institute – Chennai Centre, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, Chennai, India;3. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Dr. J. Jayalalitha Fisheries University, Thoothukkudi, India |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The study aims at finding out relevance and knowledge levels of selected teaching competencies as perceived by educational administrators, faculty and students, in order to assess the training needs of faculty of agricultural universities. Methodology: Relevance and knowledge levels were tested through a teaching competency questionnaire developed and run on 292 respondents fitting into administrator, faculty and student groups. Needs Assessment Model by Borich 1980. “A Needs Assessment Model for Conducting Follow-up Studies.” Journal of Teacher Education 31 (3): 39–42] is used to identify training needs. Findings: Results indicate differences in perceptions among groups towards teaching competencies. Prioritized training needs were identified which provide the content and direction for the development of faculty in-service educational programmes. Practical implications: Faculty of agricultural universities need periodic in-service training programmes in order to improve their teaching competencies so that they become effective and competent teachers in the present educational environment. Theoretical implications: The statistically validated methodological framework provides for capturing the perception of all stakeholders on the teaching competencies among the faculty members of Agricultural Universities in India, and offers a scope for scaling up the study for similar educational setting in the region. Originality/value: The perception of students and administrators was also considered along with the self-perception of faculty about the relevance and knowledge levels of teaching competencies. |
| Keywords: | Teaching competencies faculty development agricultural education teacher training needs in-service education training need assessment |