Abstract

In the present research paper, an attempt has been made to explore the perception of pupil teachers, who studied in government; grant-in-aid; and self-financed college of education of Jalandhar City in Punjab, towards context of two-year B. Ed. programme. The method used to conduct the study was descriptive in nature. A total of 173 pupil teachers were drawn from one government (63), one grant-in-aid (57) and one self-financed (53) colleges of education situated in Jalandhar City of Punjab through convenience sampling technique. A self prepared scale measuring perception of pupil teachers towards context of two-year B. Ed. programme was used by the investigator to collect the responses of the selected sample. Percentage and one-way ANOVA were used for the analysis of collected data. Results of the study concluded that ninety percent of pupil teachers of selected sample perceived positively the context of two-year B. Ed. programme; most of the pupil teachers studied in government, grant-in-aid and self-financed colleges of education perceived positively the context of two-year B. Ed. programme; and type of institution has a significant contribution on the perception of pupil teachers towards the context of two-year B. Ed. programme.