CHALLENGES TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICE AMONG STUDENT-TEACHERS IN TEACHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH-EAST OF NIGERIA

Abstract

Teacher education is highly indispensable for a nation that wants rapid development and progress. Quality is very important in teacher education to ensure sustainable National development. No nation can develop above the quality of its teachers. Hence, the need to identify the challenges of effective teaching practice in Nigeria. Moreover to examine how these challenges hinder effective teaching practice exercise and proffer solutions to tackle them using the south east geographical zone of Nigeria as a focal point. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was adopted...