Teacher education: meeting the global demand and challenges in tertiary institutions in Nigeria

  • Dagogo A. F. Daminabo Department of Educational Foundations Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Keywords: teacher education, objectives, facilities, quality programmes

Abstract

Education is regarded as a tool of national growth in most societies and no nation can survive today in the face of the influence of globalization without training and providing qualitative education to her citizens. The teacher is at the center of the teaching and socialization process situate in the school and towards the realization of a nation’s educational policy. This role is also complimentary to the functions performed by the agencies of socialization such as the family, mass media, religious organizations, peer group, and non-government organizations. Consequently, the paper examined the nature, importance, roles and challenges of teacher education in meeting the global demand in Nigerian. The paper identified institutional corruption at all levels of teacher education, quality of programme and products, weak admission policy of students, poor facilities provision and management as part of its challenges in Nigeria. Five recommendations were made which includes the provision of adequate facilities, e-learning environments and improved security in collaboration with the host communities.

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Published
2020-07-02
How to Cite
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Dagogo A. F. Daminabo 2020. Teacher education: meeting the global demand and challenges in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 6 (Jul. 2020), 87-91. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v3i6.439.
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