*Ligali L. A.*, Arinla S. M.** and Lafiaji-Okuneye B. B.**
*Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education,
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria
**Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education,
Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin, Lagos State, Nigeria
Abstract
Undergraduates in the Teaching Practice Programme (TPP) often face various challenges during their teaching practice, including classroom management issues, lesson planning difficulties, and a lack of alignment between theoretical knowledge and practical teaching experiences. These challenges can impact their confidence, pedagogical skills, health and overall perception of the teaching profession. This study was carried out to explore the influence of Teaching Practice Programme (TPP) on the health challenges encountered by sickle cell undergraduates at Lagos State University during their teaching practice exercise. A total number of thirty -six (36) students (13 male and 23 females) living with sickle cell anaemia from the Faculty of Education were selected using the purposive sampling technique for this study. Two hypotheses were formulated, and data were collected using a self-developed online Google Form questionnaire titled “Teaching Practice and Sickle Cell Challenges Questionnaire (TPSCCQ)” with a reliability coefficient of 0.76 which indicate that the research instrument is useful for the purpose of this study. Chi-square (X2) and t-test were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that teaching practice programme had a significant influence on the sickle cell anaemia students (χ2 = 60.19, p = < 0.05) who participated in the teaching practice exercise, and there was no significant gender difference (t-value = 1.39, p = 0.175 > 0.05) in the influence of the teaching practice programme on the health of sickle cell anaemia undergraduates during the programme. It WAs recommended that considerations such as alternating days of teaching and posting students close to their respective place of residence be proposed for the students with health challenges during the teaching practice exercise to prevent the severity of their