Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review
Education plays a critical role in the effective pursuit and attainment of overall growth and technological advancement of any country. Thus, if Nigeria as a nation is to achieve competitive growth and technological advancement, the quality and type of her educational system must not only be right b...
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| author | Imhangbe Osayamen S. Oviawe Jane I. Aluede Oyaziwo Obinyan Gabriel Oke Tunde Dayo |
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| description | Education plays a critical role in the effective pursuit and attainment of overall growth and technological advancement of any country. Thus, if Nigeria as a nation is to achieve competitive growth and technological advancement, the quality and type of her educational system must not only be right but also carefully sustained. If an improved quality of education in the country must be attained and sustained, the quality of her teacher education must be equally enhanced. The quest, therefore, for a sustained high-quality teacher education in Nigeria will not yield positive results; there is no corresponding functional and effective quality assurance (QA) and control mechanism in place. It is against this backdrop that this article reviewed QA mechanisms and approaches in place for the delivery of high-quality teacher education in Nigerian universities, the challenges, and emerging perspectives. It noted, however, that their functionality and productivity in terms of yielding the desirable impact were diminished by a myriad of challenges. The article then proposed an overhaul of the existing QA mechanisms while advocating that educational management and Nigerian authorities on teacher education must insist on acceptable standards and monitor performance to guarantee QA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b1f8b7b5dd44bac82e0da1aee5cf8112023-10-23T07:50:09ZengDe GruyterOpen Education Studies2544-78312023-10-0151435010.1515/edu-2022-0203Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature ReviewImhangbe Osayamen S.0Oviawe Jane I.1Aluede Oyaziwo2Obinyan Gabriel3Oke Tunde Dayo4Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, NigeriaDepartment of Vocational and Technical Edu, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, NigeriaDepartment of Guidance and Counselling, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, NigeriaDepartment of Library and Information Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, NigeriaDepartment of Guidance and Counselling, Nasarawa State University, Ekpoma, NigeriaEducation plays a critical role in the effective pursuit and attainment of overall growth and technological advancement of any country. Thus, if Nigeria as a nation is to achieve competitive growth and technological advancement, the quality and type of her educational system must not only be right but also carefully sustained. If an improved quality of education in the country must be attained and sustained, the quality of her teacher education must be equally enhanced. The quest, therefore, for a sustained high-quality teacher education in Nigeria will not yield positive results; there is no corresponding functional and effective quality assurance (QA) and control mechanism in place. It is against this backdrop that this article reviewed QA mechanisms and approaches in place for the delivery of high-quality teacher education in Nigerian universities, the challenges, and emerging perspectives. It noted, however, that their functionality and productivity in terms of yielding the desirable impact were diminished by a myriad of challenges. The article then proposed an overhaul of the existing QA mechanisms while advocating that educational management and Nigerian authorities on teacher education must insist on acceptable standards and monitor performance to guarantee QA.https://doi.org/10.1515/edu-2022-0203quality controlteacher competenciesteacher quality |
| spellingShingle | Imhangbe Osayamen S. Oviawe Jane I. Aluede Oyaziwo Obinyan Gabriel Oke Tunde Dayo Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review Open Education Studies quality control teacher competencies teacher quality |
| title | Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review |
| title_full | Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review |
| title_short | Challenges and Emerging Perspectives of Quality Assurance and Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: A Literature Review |
| title_sort | challenges and emerging perspectives of quality assurance and teacher education in nigerian universities a literature review |
| topic | quality control teacher competencies teacher quality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/edu-2022-0203 |
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