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EXPANSION IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE DUAL MODE: A STITCH IN TIME
Abstract – This paper Expansion in academic programmes in the Colleges of Education through the dual mode: a stitch in time is aimed at providing relevant information to support the need for immediate action on the re-positioning of the Colleges of Education in Nigeria. It showed the purpose for which the institutions were established and how reviews of the academic programmes by NCCE have successfully achieved it, making the Colleges very relevant and desirable to secondary school leavers until recent times. By presenting a vivid picture of the apathy for Colleges of education and a current high quest for first degree certificates, using JAMB application and admission statistics, the paper emphasized the urgency required to revisit their structure as proposed and pursued by stakeholders over a long time. Finally, the paper concluded that, considering the view that the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria should be first degree and the COVID-19 experience which calls for a new paradigm in teaching (in the digital 21st Century age), there should be no more delay in implementing the dual mode for Colleges of Education, as passed in the immediate past national assembly.
Keywords: Academic Programmes, B Ed., Colleges of Education, Dual Mode, NCE. “Investment in Education” [2]. The Ashby Commission [2] recommended the establishment of Teachers grade one Colleges to IJSER