BUILDING THE NIGERIAN NATION THROUGH TEACHER EDUCATION

Prof. J. O. Ogbuagu
Publisher: JOTERD {"id":5,"volume_name":"Vol 5 Number 1","created_at":null,"updated_at":null,"url":"volumes\/5.jpg"} (1): 1: doi: 1 Published in 2017

The paper examined the place of teacher education in the building of a national etiquette. Based on research and experience, the author ex-rayed the common areas, where institutions and nations encounter difficulties. These includes: Goals of teacher education, national and international bodies, teacher preparation, population education, teachers and national etiquette, research and teaching. Etiquette involves formal standards of rules of correct and polite behavior in nations and social settings. The paper recommended that teachers should be given decent treatment and humane conditions of service. The paper concluded that any nation that is worth its salt must hold her teachers, the builders of national etiquette, in high reverence. Key words: Teacher, Education, Etiquette, Population, Research, Teaching, Discipline, Accountability

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