PROFESSIONALISM: AS A SOLUTION TO CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN FUNCTIONAL MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
This paper stresses on categories of mathematics Teachers and controversy over
professional recognition as regards challenges that confront educational
professionals most especially functional issues in Nigeria. Stakeholders of today
and tomorrow should be prepared to effect changes and innovation and promote
the image of mathematics teacher education in Nigeria through professionalism.
Standard for practice vis-a-vis the quality and effectiveness of teachers who have
competencies through specially designed programmes for solving specific task.
The characteristics of a professional, the code of conduct, control of entry and the
recognition of the occupation of teacher is being zero into. Some
recommendations were made. Professional association like MAN, NMS should
provide new teachers and their mentors with external peer support through
meetings, conference, publication and other resources. The association should
ensure that mathematics teachers education programme should be built around
professional standards provided by accrediting agencies, department of education
and other educational entities. Hence educational authorities should reach a
consensus such that mathematics education must be transformed to meet the needs
of an emerging information technology and service –based society.
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