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Conversion of Teacher Training Colleges to Colleges of Education: Prospects and Challenges: An Empirical Overview

Author(s) Dr. Fred Alpha Adams
Country Ghana
Abstract Abstract
In Ghana, the architecture of teacher education continues to undergo radical structural and pedagogical transformation toward enhancing teacher education quality, relevancy and professional ranking of teachers. This aspiration has culminated in the new institutionalization of Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) converting them into Colleges of Education (CoEs) which has put the teacher education at the centre of the higher educational system of Ghana, and the more general educational system of Ghana and most other developing countries, focusing on teacher preparation, providing for deepening the curriculum, with a global dimension to teacher preparation. Despite the transformative aims, the conversion has faced considerable challenges related to governance, infrastructure, staff, funding, and institutional autonomy. To achieve a summary of the opportunities and limitations of the transition between Teacher Training Colleges and Colleges of Education, the following report adopts mixed methods research approach through the quantitative survey data collected and the qualitative interview data. Data were provided by administrators, student teachers and tutors from a handful of public colleges of education. Analysis of quantitative data employed descriptive statistics and a thematic analysis of the qualitative data was used to contextualise and enrich the results. Data demonstrates that the reform has enhanced curriculum coverage, professional identity and academic quality, but is hamstrung by persistent shortfalls in resources, staff capacity and the uneven impact on policy.
Keywords Teacher strikes, Colleges of Education, teacher welfare, industrial action, educational management, labour relations
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-20
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.70926
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