TEACHING PRACTICE SUPERVISION IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD

Abstract

ABSTRACT Teaching practice (TP) is an important stage in student-teacher training. It is a process of producing a prospective teacher. One of the processes in preparing student-teachers to become master teachers is teaching practice supervision. However, at this time, there are some challenging issues with TP supervision, and as a result, the aim and objectives have not been met. Thus, this paper examines the objectives of teaching practice and TP supervision, as well as some of the contemporary challenging issues such as covid-19, the increase in student teachers' population, supervisors' attitudes, inconsistent supervisory visits, and time allocation for teaching practice programs, among others. Recommendations were made on how to ensure effective TP supervision. These include: The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) should review the existing curriculum for our colleges of education on teaching practice and supervision for the achievement of Nigeria's sustainable development goals in teaching and learning. E-learning resources for developing and maintaining teaching and learning programs should be considered considering the present situation of the covid-19 pandemic.

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