ABSTRACT
The urge to embark on this study was necessitated by the dire need to find out the “STUDENT-TEACHERS’ CHALLENGES DURING TEACHING PRACTICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ENUGU.)”Six research questions guided the study. The study was a simple survey research design and the area of the study is Enugu State College of Education, (Technical), Enugu. Simple random sampling was used. The sample size was 150 students from six departments of the Schools of Science Education were used.
The main instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The instrument was structured according to Yes or No, and Yes has minor and major options.
The result of data analysis indicated that fourteen major challenges had been found facing student-teachers during teaching practice, they are:- Location of teaching practice school, Finance, Transportation to school of teaching practice, Low academic standard of the students, Difficulty of student-teacher in adapting to pupils level of academic, Indiscipline and rude behaviours of pupils towards student-teachers, Lack of attention and interest of learners/pupils, Challenges of individual differences among students/pupils, Extra workload given to student-teacher by school or head of departments, Lack of infrastructure (electricity, water, equipment etc), Extortion of money from student-teacher by the supervisor, Inadequate organization of micro-teaching programme, Time for teaching practice and Poor assessment due to negligence on the part of student-teacher.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Statement of the Problems 7
1.3 Purpose of the Study 8
1.4 Significance of the Study 8
1.5 Scope of the Study 10
1.6 Limitations 11
1.7 Research Questions 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Definition of Terms 13
2.2 The Concept of Teaching Practice 16
2.3 Objectives of Teaching Practice Programme 19
2.4 Significance of Teaching Practice 23
2.5 Challenges encountered of Student-teachers during
Teaching Practice 27
2.6 Summary of Literature Review 28
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Design of the Study 30
3.2 Area of the Study 30
3.3 The Research Population 31
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques 31
3.5 Development of Instrument 31
3.6 Method of Data Collection 32
3.7 Method of Data Analysis 32
CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS OF DATA
Table 4.1.1 Number of Questionnaire distributed to
Student-teachers 34
Table 4.1.2 Area of School for Teaching Practice 35
Table 4.1.3 Types of School for Teaching Practice 35
Table 4.1.4 Number of Teaching Practice Experience 36
Table 4.1.5 Number of Times Student-teachers were supervised 36
Research Question 1 38
Research Question 2 41
Research Question 3 43
Research Question 4 45
Research Question 5 46
Research Question 6 48
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, SUMMARY,
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1 Discussion of Relevant Findings 50
5.2 Summary of the Challenges Identified 56
5.3 Recommendations  
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