Elementary Teacher Education

Introduction

Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher Education Department offers an opportunity to future teachers with a solid beginning in all areas of child's development. It aims to prepare ECCE teachers to be able to tackle the persistent challenges being faced by ECE & ETE workforce. Due to the increasing demands of quality in early childhood care and education, this department is the best choice in terms of having highly qualified academic faculty, research environment, supporting staff and other facilities. The department is offering graduate and post graduate level professional degrees in ECE & ETE with different durations. It is also offering courses of Education in Higher Secondary, Diploma, Bachelor, MPhil and PhD Programs. The department also publishes two HEC recognized Y category research Journals JECCE & PJDOL and organizes international research conferences.

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Objectives

The main objectives of the department are to:

  1. design curriculum and learning material for ECE & ETE.
  2. develop courses and programs on ETE and ECCE for parents, caregivers, and practitioners.
  3. conduct research on different aspects of Elementary and Early Childhood Care & Education.
  4. develop an outreach program for parenting and general awareness of public on early years education.
  5. conduct pre-service and in-service training for elementary and ECE teachers.
  6. disseminate information about early years education through research journal and conference/workshops/symposium.
  7. bridge the gaps between supply and demand of teachers in the field of ECE & ETE.
  8. explore new areas of early childhood and elementary teacher education through research.

Academic Facilities

  • Instructional material
  • Internet availability
  • Library 7 days a week
  • Research Journals

programmes

Future Plans

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Program Name
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Certificate of Teaching in Early Childhood Education
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Certificate program in Montessori teaching
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Certificate program in early childhood care and education
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Short Non-credit Courses on Research and Publications

Contact Details

In House Software Projects

Chairperson

Dr Syed Nasir Hussain

Assistant Professor / Incharge
Dr Syed Nasir Hussain
Dr. Syed Nasir Hussain joined Department of ECE and Elementary Teacher Education, AIOU in 2018.
Earlier, he served in a public sector teaching training institute from 2011 to 2017, and later in Higher Education Department, Government of the Punjab as an Assistant Professor.
He was awarded a Gold Medal for his outstanding performance in MPhil degree in Education from Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan. He completed his PhD with distinction from University of Management and Technology Lahore in 2017.
His areas of interest are digital childhoods, parenting, children’s well-being and happiness, and good practices at ECE level. He is looking after the affairs of Center for Social Reconstruction AIOU also.
He is also a member of different academic and administrative committees.

 

 

Faculty & Staff Members

 

 

About

The Allama Iqbal Open University was established in May, 1974, with the main objectives of providing educational opportunities to masses and to those who cannot leave their homes and jobs. During all these past years, the University has more than fulfilled this promise.