TEACHER FREEZING AMONG TEACHER EDUCATORS OF NORTHERN PUNJAB
DOI:
https://doie.org/10.5281/cq5znv85Keywords:
Teacher Freezing , Teacher educator,,Abstract
Education is the most powerful and influential tool in order to bring out the desirable and
significant changes among the individuals. In the words of Aristotle “Education is the process of
training man to fulfill his aim by exercising all the faculties to the fullest extent as a member of
society”. Therefore, teachers are the major pillars for the progress of the society as they play an
important role of a pilot who drives the entire educational system and imparts knowledge and
values among children for their bright future. Teacher education is a complex and multi-faceted
endeavor with teacher educators playing a key role in the design, presentation and evaluation of
programs.. Teacher educators support the professional development of prospective and practicing
teachers. The teacher educator focuses on issues research and program innovations that relate to
pre-service teacher preparation and to continue professional development of teachers. In the era of
technology enhanced teaching facilities, the problem of teacher freezing also exists. Teacher
freezing arises when teacher is not able enough to use one’s intellectual, psychological, social,
physical and ethical potentialities at maximum because of certain personal, social and professional
factors. This paper analyze the status of teacher freezing among working teacher educators of
northern Punjab. Sample consist of 257 teacher educators from 4 districts of northern Punjab.
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