Problems of Teacher Education in Somalia
Abstract
Teacher education is a vital component of human capital development and socio-economic development. After independence, the Somali government enacted policies and allocated a proportion of its gross national product to education and teacher education, but the proportion was lower than neighbouring countries. The expansion of teacher education resulted in positive and negative impacts on the education system. This study coincided with the reformation of educational institutions for teacher education. The study aimed to identify the challenges associated with teacher education. The literature review model was used to analyze the problems included in the study. The study found that the most common problems in teacher education are; negative attitudes towards the teaching profession, lack of qualified teachers, insufficient investment in teacher education, insufficient curriculum content in teacher education institutions, approaching teacher education as project-based, and lack of intelligent students. These results indicate that all stakeholders in teacher education, including ministries of education, universities, and communities, need to develop sustainable strategies and mechanisms to overcome these problems
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