A sample of 578 bachelor of education students randomly chosen from three Nigerian universities were surveyed during the 1982-83 school year to determine the social origins of student teachers in Nigeria. Findings are presented. (Author/MT)

This study investigated the formal reasoning ability and the relationship between reasoning ability, sex, and age of 600 preservice primary teachers in Nigeria. Findings are summarized. (MT)

A preservice Nigerian teacher education program was evaluated to determine the level of congruence among the perceptions of teacher educators, students, graduates, and employers. A five point Likert-like 30 item rating scale was used to collect data. Results and possible explanations are presented. Implications are discussed. (Author/MT)

This study attempted to ascertain the degree to which teacher attrition rates may affect future educational trends on a cross-national basis and to identify particular characteristics, such as class, gender, or academic achievement, that might be associated with those teachers electing to leave and those expecting to remain in the classroom.…

This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…