"Teacher and Society" examines the impact that society has on the educator and vice versa. It focuses on the influence and impact that a teacher has on the holistic development of a student and how the teacher also shapes and is shaped by society. The book summarizes Indian themes such as the social architecture of a society, education, teacher preparation, and even spirituality. As such it seeks to empower teachers by helping them appreciate their role in a changing world so that they can address the needs of the diverse learners in the classrooms and serve as real change agents in the community. The Teacher Education Program focuses on the relationship between problems of the society and the practice of education so that the student teachers, upon qualification, will be able to address social justice and participation. This book can be recommended for ITEP students, teacher educators, and even scholars and policymakers. Its chapters provide original, world perspectives that are well documented making it a contribution to the debate in contemporary education.