Re-examining teaching as a profession in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAkinsanya, P.O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T09:41:51Z
dc.date.available2020-01-14T09:41:51Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractTeaching as a profession in Nigeria has attracted a lot of criticisms from inception. At this contemporary times, when it should be taken for granted that such debates have been finally put to rest, certain [eatu res and practices in teaching still compel researchers to quenJ if teaching has been fully professiona/ised in Nigeria. This paper, thus, attempts some conceptual clarifications 011 teaching as a profession. It examines the principles and characteristics of a real profession, and tries to si tuate teaching as practised in contemporary Nigerian society wi thin the context of iue considered principles mid characteristics. The writer avers that the present day teaching in Nigeria does not satisfy most of the professional criteria considered, as witnessed in other professions such as medicine, law, engineering, etc. The problems militating against the full professionalization of teaching in Nigeria were analysed and some recommendations were made sucu as fostering a pragmatic synergy between Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (fRCN) alld Teachers' Unioll for collaboration on such issues as training of teachers, teaching practice, internship, certification, registration, accreditation alld other important issues relatlllg to full professionalizatton.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkinsanya, P.O. (2017). Re-examining teaching as a profession in Nigeria. Lagos Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 5(1), 68-79.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1595-7543
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7362
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Educational Management, University of Lagosen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLagos Journal of Educational Administration and Planning;Vol.5(1)
dc.subjectTeachingen_US
dc.subjectProfessionen_US
dc.subjectContemporary Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectPrinciples and characteristics of a professionen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleRe-examining teaching as a profession in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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