The Importance Of Teachers’ Training And Professional Development Programs In The Algerian Educational Context: Toward Informed And Effective Teaching Practices

Résumé: ducation has always been a powerful agency in any society and it is considered as an indispensable instrument for bringing positive change in the social, political, economic and cultural life of people. The whole process is shaped by many important agents, and the teacher is one of them. The teacher is claimed to play a central role in education. Preparing teachers for the teaching profession is conceived as being a higher priority in any country since this profession is considered as being challenging and critical, and may lead to nations’ rising and progress in the different domains. As a huge agency, education has great importance in building strong and developed societies, and the teacher is one of the primary agents for achieving that. For such reasons, it is always an urgent educational need that teachers should receive adequate educational and professional training to possess adequate knowledge and teaching skills and to be able to dedicate themselves to the teaching profession. Most important also is the fact that, if provided to teachers, programs of training and professional development have to be introduced, mentored and evaluated, on a regular basis, by experts in the field.

Publié dans la revue: Expériences pédagogiques