Lecturers’ Perception of Colleges of Education Related Problems in Nigeria: Implication for Teachers’ Attitudinal Reorientation

Abstract

The study investigates lecturer's perception of some identified school related problems and their influence on the full realization of the aims and objectives of teacher education in Nigeria. One hundred lecturers from the six geo-political zones of Nigeria randomly selected from the seventy- seven federal and state Colleges of Education were involved in the study. Questionnaire demanding opinion of the lecturers was used as instrument. The Cronbach Alpha of coefficient used was calculated at 0.72. Frequency count and simple percentage were used to analyse data. A predetermined average of fifteen percent was established. The percentage above fifteen was considered positive and below fifteen as negative perception of the respondents on each of the problems. Findings revealed that the subjects identified inadequate infrastructures, lack of in- service training, overcrowded classroom, lack of professional and moral confidence, lack of developed interest in educational research and inadequate funding as the major problems facing teacher education in Nigeria. The study thus made some suggestions for the improvement of teacher education in a bid to actually actualize the aims and objectives of teacher education in Nigeria.