TRANSDISCIPLINARY LEARNING APPROACH FOR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Abstract

Transdisciplinary learning approach will help faculty and students to grow their innovative ways and ideas and help the growth and development of nation at large and in long term. Transdisciplinary learning approach helps students to establish relation between various subjects. To prepare prospective teacher that are equipped with pedagogical skills, professional skills, different teaching strategies amp; instructions & subject knowledge and to equip student to be lifelong learner, self-learner and creative thinker, there is need to think about the curriculum that can facilitate transdisciplinary approach in teacher education program. Transdisciplinary approach in teacher education will consider the following: a clearly defined framework that allows one to highlight each steps, a well-defined and designed transdisciplinary curriculum formulated by expert team, ability of the teacher educators to integrate teaching learning process that aligned with different discipline, thorough discussion of different ideas given by the students, and conversion of the student to become decision maker and problem solver. Global issues will require people from different discipline to work collaboratively, evaluate critically, think critically and come to a solution which in turn will save the humanity and make this world a better place to live. It is about understanding of different discipline and coming to a conclusion that will benefit the masses. Thus transdisciplinary approach in teaching learning process, skills the students for understanding the difficulty of a situation or identify the problem and use critical thinking and divergent thinking to provide a solution with the help of collaborating different discipline.