Colleges of Education Graduates- A Panacea to Middle Level Manpower (Teachers) Supply in Schools in Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the prominent place of colleges of education graduates in relation to teachers’ supply in Nigerian schools. Five hundred respondents were involved in the study. Researcher’s self-developed questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Percentages were used to analyze the data collected. The results of the study revealed that the colleges of education graduates were preferred to other teachers from other tertiary institutions due to their orientation in discipline and dedication to duty. The result further indicated that the job performance of colleges of education graduates were of outstanding quality considering their pedagogical skill(s). Recommendations made include: expansion of facilities in colleges of education by the government, extension of the internship of the colleges of education trainees from present one academic semester to two semesters and periodic overhauling of colleges of education curriculum

Key words: Middle-level teachers, teachers’ supply, education curriculum