Teachers’ Role in Improving Early Childhood Education in Nigeria

Authors

  • Obiweluozor Nkechi Department of Educational Studies and Management, Faculty of Education, University Of Benin
  • Yetunde Tracy Owie Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, University Of Benin

Keywords:

Early Childhood, Pre-primary, Teacher Education, Teacher Quality

Abstract

Early childhood education is very crucial to every nation of the world. There exists a relationship among early childhood education, teacher qualification and teacher education practice. It is important to train and retrain teachers so they can keep abreast of new trends in education. The quality of teachers determines learners’ output. The essence of this paper is to proffer solutions to challenges in early childhood teacher education. Some recommendations were made to the government to enable them to improve and sustain teacher education in Nigeria.

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Published

2016-11-21

How to Cite

Obiweluozor, N., & Owie, Y. T. (2016). Teachers’ Role in Improving Early Childhood Education in Nigeria. Benin Journal of Educational Studies, 24(1&2), 111–118. Retrieved from https://beninjes.com/index.php/bjes/article/view/30

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1&2 (2016)

Section

Articles