TEACHER PREPARATION FOR NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

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  • Muhammad G. Mahuta Department of Educational Foundations, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35386/ser.v9i1.363

Keywords:

Teacher preparation, national education reform, UBE

Abstract

The teacher factor is central and fundamental in the process of education. Teachers are generally regarded as major agents of the education process. This means, therefore, that the importance of teachers and the roles they play are enormous in the provision of quality and quantity education. In view of the crucial role teachers perform in the educational endeavour, their education and quality became imperative. In order to ensure the quality of teachers, the National Policy on Education (2004) has prescribed the Nigeria Certificate of Education to be the minimum qualification for the Nigerian teachers. The aim of this paper is to examine some issues pertaining to teacher preparation and its implications on Universal Basic Education as well as the role of teachers in the Universalisation of Education in Nigeria. The paper made some recommendations, such as Primary school teachers need to be sensitized on the existence of the programme, with a view to making them more familiar with the goals and mission of the programme

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Published

2020-09-09

How to Cite

Mahuta, M. G. (2020). TEACHER PREPARATION FOR NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. Sokoto Educational Review, 9(1), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.35386/ser.v9i1.363

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2007): Sokoto Educational Review

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