Emerging Challenges of Teacher Professional Development in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education in Nigeria
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Thestudyinvestigatedemergingchallengesofteacherprofessionaldevelopmentinscience,technologyandmathematicseducation.Tworesearchquestionsguidedthestudy.Thestudyadoptedthedescriptivesurveydesign.MultiStagesamplingwasusedtodrawasampleof200teachers.QuestionnairetaggedEmergingChallengesofTeacherProfessionalDevelopment(ECTPD)withoverallreliabilitycoefficientof0.80asdeterminedbyusingcronbachAlpha,wasusedfordatacollection.Arithmeticmeanwasusedtoanalyzethedata.Findingsrevealedtoahighextentthatemergingchallengesofteacherprofessionaldevelopment,include;lackofresources,infrastructures,trainingfacilities,technologyintegrationskills,funding,monitoring,collaborationandnetworking,mentoringandinadequatesupport.Basedonthesefindings,itwasrecommendedamongothersthatgovernment,institutionsandstakeholdersshouldcollaborateandfindsolutionstothesechallenges.
Institution: Federal University Lokoja
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7128961462
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