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The chapter gives a short overview of the linkage situation between vocational/VET teachers and teacher training in India, focusing on the teacher educators most significant VET provider, the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Furthermore, we will discuss the qualitative and quantitative problems concerning the situation of VET teachers in India by analysing the existing research literature in the field. Finally, we will present our field-based qualitative data by examining the case of teacher training staff trainers concerning their external and internal conditioning factors.
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Pilz, M., Schlöglmann, A., Gengaiah, U. (2022). VET Teachers and Teacher Trainers in India. In: Loo, S. (eds) Teacher Educators in Vocational and Further Education. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90502-6_2
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