Developing Spiritual Intelligence among Teacher Educators: Current Practices in Teacher Education

The present modern age of scientific advancement has enhanced our understanding of the external world, yet barely touched and understood the inner world of an individual. A crucial shift is taking place in the current paradigm of the education system from looking at the world as physical beings to a new paradigm mediating our understanding of the world by beliefs and values. This paradigm shift in the education system makes the role of the teacher inevitable. Teacher also requires basic training in dealing with the students in sensitive issues like gender issues, biases, and conflicts, and dealing with their emotional needs. Teacher educators play an important role in transforming society by bringing betterment in student’s life and creating a conducive environment in society by creating well-informed and emotionally and spiritually intelligent human beings. This paper is an inquiry into the development of spiritual intelligence among teacher educators in order to make them effective. It focuses on the current practices in the realms of teacher education useful in developing spiritual intelligence.