Primary education occupies the most
important place in the ladder of education.
The teacher training Institutes of Primary
level which are now called as District
Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) play an important role in
producing quality teachers for primary schools. Are these institutions
producing creative teachers? Then who is an effective teachers? What
are the qualities or characteristics of a good teacher? What criteria
should be followed in the selection of candidates for teacher training
and which typed of educational programme should be given for them? A
variety of such questions are to be answered with empirical evidence.