ABSTRACT
The study was designed on control and quality as tools for quality education in secondary schools in Nsukka education zone. Four research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted.
The population comprised 236 principals and vice principals and 1621 teachers in 59 public secondary . Also balloting sampling techniques was used to select 186 for the study. A structured questionnaire with two sections was used as instrument for data collection.
The reliability of the instrument yielded 0.96. Using Cronbbach Alpha formular. Four research questions and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance were used for the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was employed to test the null hypothesis.
The study revealed among others that quality control mechanism plays an important role to school effectiveness. The result also shows that it is important for teachers to be developed to enhance teaching and learning.
The study also revealed that quality assurance mechanism also plays an important role to school administrative processes. The study also focused on provision of instructional materials and feedback to stakeholders to ensure quality assurance practices in secondary schools.
Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that seminars and workshops should be organized constantly to help improve the teachers on new teaching techniques.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page — — — — — — — — — — i
Approval Page — — — — — — — — — ii
Certification– — — — — — — — — — iii
Dedication — — — — — — — — — — iv
Acknowledgements — — — — — — — — v
Table of Contents — — — — — — — — — vi
Abstract — — — — — — — — — —
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study– — — — — — — — 1
Statement of the Problem– — — — — — — — 10
Purpose of the Study — — — — — — — — 10
Significance of the Study– — — — — — — — 11
Scope of the Study– — — — — — — — — 12
Research Questions– — — — — — — — — 12
Hypotheses– — — — — — — — — — 13
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework– — — — — — — — 15
Concept of Quality — — — — — — — — — 15
Concept of Quality Control– — — — — — — — 17
Concept of Quality Assurance– — — — — — — — 18
Concept of Quality Education– — — — — — — — 23
Concept of Public Secondary School—- — — — — — 25
Theoretical Framework– — — — — — — — 26
System Theory– — — — — — — — — — 26
Contingency Theory– — — — — — — — — 27
Review of Empirical Studies– — — — — — — — 27
Studies on Quality control Mechanism on Teachers Input — — 27
Studies on Quality Assurance Mechanism on School Leadership — 30
Studies Quality Assurance Mechanism and Standard of facilities — 32
Studies on Quality Assurance Mechanism and Standard of Learning environment 34
Summary of Reviewed Literature — — — — — — 37
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
Design of the Study– — — — — — — — — 40
Area of the Study– — — — — — — — — 40
Population of the Study– — — — — — — — — 41
Sample and Sampling Technique– — — — — — — 41
Instrument for Data Collection– — — — — — — 41
Validation of the Instrument– — — — — — — — 42
Reliability of the Instrument– — — — — — — — 42
Method of Data Collection– — — — — — — — 43
Method of Data Analysis– — — — — — — — 43
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Research Question One– — — — — — — — — 44
Research Question Two—- — — — — — — — 46
Research Question Three– — — — — — — — 48
Research Question Four– — — — — — — — 50
Hypothesis 1– — — — — — — — — — 52
Hypothesis 2 — — — — — — — — — 52
Summary of the Findings– — — — — — — — 53
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, IMPLICATIONS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND
SUMMARY OF THE STUDY
Discussion of the Finding — — — — — — — 54
Conclusion — — — — — — — — — — 57
Implication of the Study– — — — — — — — 57
Recommendation– — — — — — — — — 58
Limitation of the Study– — — — — — — — — 58
Summary — — — — — — — — — — 58
Suggestions for Further Studies– — — — — — — 59
References
Appendices
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Education has been described as the bedrock of every society and tool for nation building. For a nation to rise as a standard worthy enough for her to compete favorably in the league of nations, such a nation must ensure that high quality in her education is attained and sustained.
Quality of teachers’ input in the educational sector brings quality education which is an instrument highly indispensable in the transformation of individuals, values, beliefs and behaviors. (Ehusani, 2002).
Ehusani opined that it is a means of preserving societal cultural settings and acquisitions of skills that make members of the society useful to themselves and their society.
The process of educating is to develop the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain of individuals and groups in order to equip them with knowledge and skills necessary to survive and make society progress.
Ijaiya (2009) agreed that trained or educated human resources constitute manpower and personnel that bring about national development.
That is to say that the amount of educated citizens is equal to the amount of available quality staff that will contribute to a nation’s development. The quality of the staff in the school system presupposes the quality of the school output, that is, the human resources that will be available for the nation (Ochuba, 2009).
Ochuba stressed that in the school system, some determinants of high quality education include goals of education, quality of the input as well as a well organized school system that ensure the articulation and effective co-ordination of all aspect of school life.
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