Ensuring Internal Quality Assurance in Colleges of Education in Nigeria: Benefits and Challenges

Adebisi O. (Ph.D) Awodun, and BORIS, Olufunke Olutoyin (Ph. D)
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Adebisi O. (Ph.D) Awodun,: Department of Physics, College of Education, Ikere- Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
BORIS, Olufunke Olutoyin (Ph. D): School of Education, College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 11, 246-253

Abstract: Education is an important tool for human and national development. It is a key to national development. In any educational system, quality education standards are the goals to which all staff, students and management should aspire to achieve. Over the years, Colleges of education have produced a large number of NCE teachers that teach in our primary and junior secondary schools, thus alleviating the manpower problems of the nation at those levels. The need for quality assurance in Nigerian Colleges of Education cannot be overemphasized in order to ensure quality of teaching and learning. This paper therefore, discusses the origin and evolution of Colleges of Education in Nigeria, Concept of Quality Assurance, and Education Quality Assurance in Colleges of Education, Internal Quality Assurance in Colleges of Education, Internal Quality Assurance processes, benefits of internal Quality Assurance and some challenges facing internal Quality Assurance in Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Based on the discussions, Conclusions and some recommendations were made.

Date: 2020
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