Pedagogy and Teachers’ Competence in the Effective Teaching of Geography in Nigerian Schools

Abstract

There is a growing concern about the standard of teacher preparation on a global scale. Therefore, issues relating to teacher preparation and professional competencies have drawn more attention in recent literature (Urban et al., 2018; Havia et al., 2022). Quality education, as proposed in Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Ojewumi, 2020),can be achieved only when classrooms are occupied by well-trained and professionally competent teachers. When it comes to the teaching of geography, pedagogy and teachers’ competence should be at the forefront of the discussion. This is because, as with any field of study, teachers need to be competent in the subject matter, understand what instructional method to use and also take to cognizance the role the learners have to play in the method of instruction delivery in order to aid effective learning.