Classroom Management: Challenges and Prospects in 21st Century Global Economy
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Classroom Management, Challenges, ProspectsAbstract
This paper discussed Concept of Classroom Management and identified certain causative agents, leading to emergence of challenges associated with the Classroom Management in the 21st Century Global Economy such as Administrative Lapses, Insufficient Educational Funds, Parental Irresponsibility as well as Flippantness by educational administrators/managers and classroom managers, as it briefly explained the essentially significance and techniques for effective Classroom Management and provided some prospects in relations to the Management of Classroom for effective and efficient educational quality delivery. It was further recommended that: Federal, State and Local Governments in Nigeria should endeavour to adhere to what National Policy on Education regarding Teacher – Pupil/Student Ratio – 1:25 in public school classrooms and they should endeavour to collaborate with relevant stakeholders in formulating and executing of educational policies across the country – Nigeria.
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