Exploring how teachers perceive the need for teacher education for secondary level education in Bangladesh

Abstract

In a world where education plays a major role in the development of nations and individuals, the need for good teachers is always rising. Correspondingly, the need for good quality teacher education programs in every country is increasingly important, as teachers need specific training to master the skills of pedagogy. Bangladesh, for instance, has quite a few options for teachers’ professional development, however, there is little knowledge on teachers’ perspectives on these programs in Bangladesh, or teacher education in general. Whilst there are many studies on teacher education programs in Bangladesh, the current study sets out to explore how teachers choose to advance their career especially to teach secondary level learners. The findings indicate a variety of perspectives that sheds light on some of the realities of teacher’s professional development in Bangladesh in the secondary level education sector.