Impact of orientation programme on awareness of its components among teachers of higher education

Sixty seven College teachers attending Orientation programme at UGC-Academic Staff College, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University were assessed for impact of Orientation programme on awareness of its components. The teachers were asked to rate the extent of awareness of components of orientation programme on a pretested structured questionnaire on four point scale, before(pre test) and after(post test) the programme. The four components of Orientation Programme are-Component A-Awareness of linkages between society, environment, development and education; Component B-Philosophy of education, Indian education System and pedagogy; Component C-Resource awareness and Knowledge generation and; Component D-Personality development and Management. The pre test scores for the component A, B, C and D ranged between 55.6 to 75%, 54.1 to 71.27% 51.49 to 71.27% and 63.81 to 76.12% respectively. The post test scores of Component A, B, C and D showed an increase between 10.32 to 33.22%, 13.43 to 27.99%, 12.31 to 30.19% and 10.45 to 19.87% respectively. The statistical analysis of pre and post scores revealed a significant (p<0.01) increase in the awareness of all the components of the Orientation Programme. It can be concluded from the study that the Orientation programmes organized by UGC-Academic Staff College may go a long way in motivating and imbibing professional culture in teachers to build academic excellence among them.