Teaching and Teacher Education in India (PDF)

Jasim Ahmad is Professor of Education at the Department of Teacher Training and Non-Formal Education (IASE), Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia. Prof. Ahmad has a rich experience of almost twenty two years in the field of teacher education. He is a prolific writer and has authored/edited ten books, published more than 60 research papers, presented around 60 seminar papers, and delivered more than 100 invited talks on diverse topics and issues pertaining to the field of teacher education. He has been a member of the academic council of Jamia Millia Islamia and has contributed to the university administration in many capacities like Hony. Dy. Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Principal (offg) Jamia Senior Secondary School; Member-Vision Document; Nodal Office-IQAC; Asst. Proctor; Sr. Warde, Member-prospectus committee, and so on. He has also served on the GOI projects like Monitoring of SSA and RMSA. He also contributed in developing online text and videos on different themes of teacher education being telecasted on Swayam Prabha Channel.
Aejaz Masih is Professor of Education and former Head, Department of Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia. During his professional life, he established himself as a well-known expert of Research Methodology. Prof. Masih has successfully completed 5 Commissioned Research Projects (out of these two are in the area of Teacher Education) and guided 21 Ph.D. theses, 12 M.Phil. dissertations, and 70+ master-level dissertations. Earlier Prof. Masih served as Head of the Department of Research Evaluation and Innovation at SIEMAT Allahabad, Head, IASE, and Dean Faculty of Education at Jamia Millia Islamia. He served the University as Honorary Director of Ansari Health Centre and as Member of API Committee. He has been Member of Board of Studies and Faculty Committees of a number of universities and associated with a number of research journals as Member of their advisory or editorial board.