| “A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. The teacher who has come to the end of his subject, who has no living traffic with his knowledge, but merely repeats his lessons to his students, can only load their minds. He cannot quicken them” (Rabinder Nath Tagore). Learning for a teacher can never be terminal. He cannot afford to be outdated and anachronistic. So, to avoid being obsolete in profession, one should always move ahead i.e. grow and develop in profession. The present investigation was designed with an aim to know the perceptions of university and college teachers about their professional development. Findings of the study revealed that most of the teachers perceived professional development as moving step ahead in organizational hierarchy. In the last part of the paper measures/interventions have been discussed which ensure high quality professional development among teachers. |