Dr. Rajendra Chandrakant Thigale is an esteemed Associate Professor at Tilak College of Education, Pune, with 35 years of experience in teacher training. Specializing in Information and Communication Technology, Educational Management, and Advanced Pedagogy at the B.Ed. and M.Ed. levels, five Ph.D. scholars are pursuing their research and 54 M.Ed. students completed their research projects under his guidance.
An accomplished researcher and author, Dr. Thigale has published 35 articles in ISSN journals and four books, including Teachers Internship and Social Networking Awareness Programme. Actively engaged in academic conferences, he has presented research at national and international levels and contributed as a session chair and panel expert.
Beyond academia, Dr. Thigale is passionate about music and social initiatives. As the President and Founder of Shivsagar City Kala Maach, he has nurtured emerging artists and organized cultural events. Recognized for his contributions to education, he received the Innovative Teacher Award (2017) from Insight Publication and Research Centre, Nashik.
1. Understanding the Teacher
1.1 Personal and Social Context
1.1.1 Life History
1.1.2 Teacher Beliefs
1.1.3 Values
1.1.4 Aspirations
1.1.5 Diverse Identities
1.1.6 Commitment to Learning
1.1.7 Social Context
1.2 Professional Teacher
1.2.1 Qualifications
1.2.2 Experience
1.2.3 Attitude
1.1.4 Aptitude
1.3 Teacher Roles
1.3.1 Charismatic Teacher
1.3.2 Communicator Teacher
1.3.3 Missionary Teacher
1.3.4 Reflective Practitioner Teacher
1.4 Reflexive Practice
1.4.1 Reflexive Practice: An Overview
1.4.2 Professional Development through Collaboration
2. Nurturing the Teacher
2.1 Roles in Teaching:
2.1.1 Holistic development of Teachers
2.1.2 Multiple Roles of a Teacher
2.2 Character Development: Nurturing Teachers for Human Flourishing
2.3 Reflective Practice: Teacher Values and Philosophy
2.4 Ethic of Care: Fostering a pedagogy based on care
3. Teacher Agency and Education Systems
3.1 Defining Teacher Agency:
3.1.1 Definition of Teacher Agency
3.1.2 Importance of Teacher Agency in
shaping education
3.1.3 Factors Affecting Teacher Agency
3.1.4 Promoting Teacher Agency
3.2 Dimensions of Agency:
3.2.1 Individual
3.2.2 Cultural
3.2.3 Structural
3.3 Teacher Development:
3.3.1 Networks
3.3.2 Relationships
3.3.3 Creative Insubordination
3.4 Challenges:
3.4.1 Performativity
3.4.2 Policy Gaps
3.4.3 Non-academic Engagements
3.5 Teacher’s Role in Reforms:
3.5.1 Impact on Policy
3.5.2 Impact on Educational Practices.
4. Teacher as Architect of the New India
4.1 Critical Education:
4.1.1 Debates on Power
4.1.2 Disadvantage
4.1.3 Social Issues
A. Gender
B. Class
C. Race and Ethnicity
D. Disability
4.2 Technological Impact:
4.2.1 Effects of rapid advancements on society
A. Positive impacts on society
B. Negative impacts on society
4.2.2 Effects of rapid advancements education
A. Positive impacts on education
B. Negative impacts on education
4.3 Socio-political Changes:
4.3.1 Globalization
4.3.2 Nationalism
4.3.3 Globalization, Nationalism, and
Education Systems
4.4 Challenges:
4.4.1 Materialism
4.4.2 Sensory Drives
4.4.3 Societal Character Deterioration
Based on U.G.C. Guidelines and Revised NCTE Syllabus for All B.Ed Courses (NEP 2020)
