Article Title :
A Study of Human Rights Awareness among Pre-Service Teacher Trainees of Hyderabad

Author Name :
Md. Afroz Alam & Dr. Abdul Wahab

Keyword :
Human Right Awareness (HRA), Pre-service Teacher Courses (B.Ed. & D.Ed.), Pre-service Teacher Trainees

Publisher :
Politic India Publication

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Abstract :
This study was conducted to investigate the awareness of human rights among pre-service (initial) teacher trainees.200 pre-service teacher trainees were the sample of study and they were selected through stratified random sampling method from Teacher Training Colleges of Hyderabad district of Telangana State. For collecting data, a self-prepared tool, of Human Rights Awareness (HRA) based on eight dimensions, was used by the researchers, and then analysis of data was done by t- test. Finding of the study reveals that the level of Human Rights Awareness among prospective teachers is very low. The level of awareness of human rights in B.Ed. students are more than the D.Ed. Students, similarly the awareness level in male teacher trainees towards human rights was higher than the female teacher trainees. The results of this study inferred that prospective teachers had inadequate knowledge about human rights. While human rights discussions are interwoven throughout educational curriculum, the positive implications will be seen later in future. In teaching training courses, it is very crucial to incorporate human rights education because teacher trainees are the prospective teachers who would be sharing their knowledge with school children. For increasing human rights awareness among B.Ed. and D.Ed. students, activities like discussion should be organized in classes on various issues related to human right.