Teacher Education in Nigeria; Challenges and Way Forward in the Global Community

Abstract

The study investigated teacher education in Nigeria; challenges and way forward in the global community. Teacher education is a tool required by teachers to acquire the requisite professional teaching skills necessary to excel in a dynamic global community. The paper x-rayed the challenges facing teacher education in Nigeria as well as the way forward. Based on the laudable emphasis on teacher education, the study recommends among others that teacher education in Nigeria should conform to international standards; this can be achieved through the establishment of linkage programmes between Nigerian teacher education institutions, centres and faculties with top ranking foreign universities and bodies.