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Statue
of
Ayya
Avinashilingam
Avargal
at Faculty
of
Education,
Ayya Avinashilingam Nagar Campus
The Teacher Education initiates graduates and post graduates into the
profession of teaching by instilling in them
knowledge, competencies, skills and attitudes needed
to act as agents of social change and modernization.
Genesis and growth of the Faculty of Education
Sri Avinashilingam
Teachers' College came into being in the year 1968
with 70 students in the B.T course and a faculty
strength of 5.
The college which was affiliated to the Bharathiar University
started with only Mathematics, Home Science and
English as optional subjects and soon increased its
scope by offering more optionals. Vertical expansion
was effected by introducing M.Ed. Degree course in
1973, M.Phil. (Edn) in 1986 & Ph.D. (Edn) in 1989.
The year 1988 saw the College of Education coming into
the fold of the newly born Avinashilingam Deemed
University in the name of Faculty of Education.
The Faculty consists of
a Professor in Education, who is the Dean of the
Faculty, assisted by a team of 2 Readers and 7
Lecturers and 6 Guest Lecturers. Six of the Faculty
members are Doctoral Degree holders with years of
experience in Teaching and Research.
Objectives
The general objectives are to
- develop
competencies and skills that go to make an
effective teacher.
- provide
opportunities for practice teaching and
preparation of instructional materials.
- inculcate
positive attitude towards learners.
- develop
knowledge and attitude needed to take care of the
special children.
- inculcate
social and moral values in personal and
professional life.
- provide
opportunities for learning fine arts
