Influence of Incessant Strikes on Teachers' Professional Training: The University of Nigeria Experience

摘要

The study examined the influence of incessant strikes on the professional training and development of student teachers in Nigerian universities. Three research questions were posed to guide the study. Two questionnaires structured on a four point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Agree (SA=4) to Strongly Disagree (SD=1) were used to collect data. Ninety six (96) third and fourth year students and twenty four (24) lecturers from the Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka were purposively used for the study. The analysis was done using mean and standard deviation. Mean above 2.50 was accepted while mean below it was rejected. Results revealed that frequent strikes in the university influence teachers' academic and professional training. To this end, it was recommended that the government should stand up to its educational responsibilities as a way of stamping out frequent strikes in the educational system. Other recommendations include that teacher education courses like other professional courses should last for five years.