TRANSFORMATION OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION REGADING CLASS ROOM PROBLEMS THROUGH DEMAND DRIVEN TRAINING

Abstract

Teacher training is one of the ways of professional development. Professional development is regarded as a necessary component to grow in the teaching field. It is believed that if the teachers are trained it directly affects the achievement of the students. A teacher training aims to develop skills, knowledge and attitude of the teachers. The main focus of this study is to explore whether the training is helpful to transform their perception from training hall to classroom. As a narrative analysis, this study foregrounds the four English Language teachers’ perceptions, experiences and views. I selected four secondary level English teachers who were trained by Education Training center Tripureshore, Kathmandu.I collected the data from the narrative stories of the teachers. The stories were analyzed through narrative reasoning method. I found that training was helpful to change teachers’ perceptions but there were many challenges and weaknesses of the training itself. ETC had limit time and human resources, so that only major needs were addressed. I also found that the transformation of training depends on teacher’s motivation,