Benue State University, Makurdi

SCHOOL BASED MENTORING PROGRAMME AS A CATALYST FOR QUALITY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Emmanuel Iornumbe and David Iorlaha

This paper was carried out to x-ray school based mentoring programme as a catalyst for quality education in Nigeria. This is because the declining in the outcome of secondary schools in Nigeria has been attributed to a number of factors, some of which are blamed on the quality of teaching personnel. It has been observed that this challenge is as a result of lack of mentoring for teachers. Consequently, this paper examined the challenges and prospects of mentoring programme. The central question guiding us in this study focuses on what school based mentoring programme is. Many contemporary authorities believe that an effective teacher training programme can be ensured when both the school and department of teacher’s training work is in tandem. The paper concluded that if the quality of education outcome must be achieved, mentoring programme must be institutionalized to improve the quality of information teachers are providing for the students. The paper suggested among others that mentors must be trained, acquire relevant skills and be committed in the course.

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