Learner- Centric Teaching Approach in Enhancement of Higher Education for Women

 the growing relationship of the learner to truth,
It is a wellknown fact that women in India are theparticularly in the matter of the subject being studied.
victims of various multi dimensional problems and alsoThe teacher creates the conditions, lays the
the most vulnerable group because of the socialfoundations and provides the opportunities for the
structure and at present scenario there is an urgentcontinual interplay of the students’ experience,
need for concrete efforts. Indian women has been onereflection and action to occur.
of the major impediments in the way of womens 
empowerments. Illiteracy and semi- Illiteracy keepA challenge to a teacher is to formulate questions that
women in perpetual state of assettleness. Even forwill broaden students’ awareness and impel them
effective implementation of innumerable developmentto consider view –points of others. To make
programmes sponsored by the government andteaching learner centered the learning process must
non-government sector the educated women in theinclude a pre-learning element, that of context, and a
work force are a must.post learning element, that of evaluation. Personal
 knowledge and care of the student by the teacher is
India has a high number of highly disciplined educatedequally important as it is the hallmark of good
and professionally competent pool of women and haseducation. A conducive environment and commitment
a law of universal primary education, if focus is givento values, from the learner’s point of view-
to higher education especially of women will surelyreadiness to learn and readiness to grow should be
give India a bright future. An educational institution hastaken into consideration.
to face global competitions and inter national 
collaborations.Learning experience should be the development of the
 more complex learning skills of understanding,
Education should look into physical, mental, intellectual,application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
emotional spiritual values for growth and development. 
Though the primary stakeholders are teachers andReflection is the process where by the learner makes
students, there is an influence on them from thehe learning experiences her own, gets the meaning of
secondary stakeholders they are parents, society,the learning experience for self and for others. A
management, government, employers etcthoughtful reconsideration of some subject matter,
 experience, idea, purpose reaction, in order to grasp its
Three important aspects in the quality enhancement ofsignificance more fully is essential.
education for women is 
1. Confirm to requirementsIf learning were to stop at experience, it would not be
2. Requirements keep on increasingintegral for it would lack the component of reflection
3. Quality enhancement is continuouswhere in the learner are impelled to consider the
 human meaning and significance of what they study
The education should focus to raise consciousness,and to integrate that meaning as responsible learners
motivate, articulate and make women self-reliant towho grow as persons of competence, conscience
participate. For effective educational work, the teacherand compassion.
and learner should be involved in policy planning and 
effective execution of development. Gender blindnessThe term action refers to internal human growth
of most of the decision-making institutions andbased upon experience that has been reflected upon
professional bodies demand intervention, withoutas well as its manifestation externally. Involving
adequate teaching material has caused lot ofinteriorized choices and choices externally manifested.
inconveniences to teachers and students.The student’s attitude, priorities, commitments,
 habits, values, ideals, internal human growth flowing out
Teachers accompanying learners in their growth andinto action for others is most essential.
development: 
The art and science of teaching should include aPeriodic evaluation of a student’s growth in
worldview and vision of the ideal human person to beattitudes, priorities and actions consistent with being a
educated. The teacher’s primary role to facilitateperson for others is essential.