nd development programs, and the implementation of meaningful retention incentives, however, are the most significant of the problems which must be addressed with respect to teacher devel opment in Liberia.
The problem investigated in this study was defined by a general research question which was stated as follows:
What are the problems that affect the production of trained teachers for Liberia?
Three subsidiary research questions further defined the problem. These subsidiary research questions were stated as follows:
1. What are the most important problems associated with the pre service teacher education programs in Liberia?
2. What are the most important problems associated with the in service teacher education programs in Liberia?
3. Do programs exist for the training of other educa tional professionals (administrators, curriculum specialists, testing specialists, textbook writers, researchers, and so forth) in Liberia? If such program do e
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