International records / Internet Archive

ERIC ED511821: Reflection on School Inspection

The author was employed as an inspector of education in Nigeria from 1973 to 1978, in what was a completely new system of national inspection. His experience as an inspector has given him a long term interest in educational administration, particularly in relation to the types of school inspection that different countries have in relation to their overall educational system. This paper consists of some reflections on the different functions of school inspectors in different educational systems, with particular emphasis on the evolution of the National Inspectorates of Education in the United K…