Published on: March 2026 2026
THE MORAL CRISIS OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN INDIA: A NORMATIVE RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH RAWLS, KANT, AND AMBEDKAR
Md Ajimuddin Reaya Mondal
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Within Indian Education, Teacher Education constitutes of fundamental ethical concern as it shapes not just pedagogical competence but also the ethical and communal aspect of society. In the Indian context, declining ethical standards, government failures and exclusion are frequently addressed through policy reforms and nonsupervisory mechanisms. Such approaches remain insufficient without a deeper philosophical explanation. From a philosophical reflection, this paper argues that the crisis of teacher education in India is fundamentally moral in nature. Persistent exclusion, weak responsibility structures and immorally deficient government reflect a deeper normative failure rather than mere administrative shortcomings. Drawing upon normative ethics and political philosophy, particularly the ideas of Kant, Plato, John Rawls and B.R Ambedkar, the study examines ethics, government, and inclusion as interrelated moral categories. It is contended that inclusive education is not a procedural ideal but a normative demand grounded in justice, dignity, and moral responsibility. This paper argues that the genuine reform in Teacher Education requires moral responsibility and reconstruction rather than solely technocratic intervention.
How to Cite this Paper
Ajimuddin, M. & Mondal, R. (2026). The Moral Crisis of Teacher Education in India: A Normative Reconstruction Through Rawls, Kant, and Ambedkar. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(03). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.112
Ajimuddin, Md, and Reaya Mondal. "The Moral Crisis of Teacher Education in India: A Normative Reconstruction Through Rawls, Kant, and Ambedkar." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 03, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.112.
Ajimuddin, Md, and Reaya Mondal. "The Moral Crisis of Teacher Education in India: A Normative Reconstruction Through Rawls, Kant, and Ambedkar." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 03 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.112.
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