Teacher Education in Liberia

Studies which have dealt with teacher education in Liberia are reviewed in this section. Some older studies are reviewed because their findings illustrate the persistency and continuing character of some of the problems confronting teacher education in Liberia. The new studies and reports identify the current problems facing teacher education in Liberia.C. A. Mehaffey

The primary purpose of the Mehaffey study (1980, p. 6) was to assess the problems facing teacher education institutions in Liberia, as well as the progress made by these institutions. The researcher relied exclusively on secondary sources for the data required to conduct the investigation. The study found that Tubman Teachers College (University of Liberia), and Cuttington University College were both doing credible jobs, but that the efforts of the lower level teacher education institutions in the country were inadequate. Further, the study found that too few qualified students were taking advantage of the teacher education programs offered by Tubman Teachers College and Cuttington University College.

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istration of a survey questionnaire. The survey questionnaire developed data with respect to (1) teacher imageprofessional, social, and economic, (2) teacher relationships within the community, (3) personal qualities of teachers, (4) teacher preparation, and (5) reasons for leaving the teaching profession. With respect to teacher preparation, Bansa and Takyi (1967, pp. 2630) found that many admitted to teacher training programs were ill prepared for the work required of them, and that many who graduated from the programs were unprepared for effective teaching. Data were analyzed on the basis of mean responses to the survey questionnaire items. Complex quantitative analysis was not employed, and the statistical significance of relationships among the data was not established. The study found that the student and teacher components of the research sample agreed with respect to the prerequisites for an effective teacher. The study also found that 96 percent of the teachers included in the research sample expressed a desire to be able to improve their professional qualifications. The study also found that students tended to accord teachers a higher social status than that perceived by the teachers themselves. Both studen
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