Comparative Appraisal Of The Internal Quality Assurance Practices In Home Economics Programme At Colleges Of Education In The North-West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria.

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ABSTRACT

This study appraised the Internal Quality Assurance Practices of Home Economics Programme at Colleges of Education in the North-West Geo-political zone in Nigeria.

In line with this, seven aspecific objectives, seven research questions and seven null hypotheses were raised for the study. Related literatures on quality assurance were reviewed.

The study adopted the descriptive survey research design for data collection. A total of nine Colleges (five Federal and four State owned Colleges of Education) were involved in the study.

The total population for the study was 598 comprised of 97 academic staff and 501 students all from Home Economics Departments.

The 97 academic staffs were all used as the study sample because the number was considered small; while a sample of 216 NCE three students were drawn from the students’ population using proportional sampling technique.

The instruments for data collection were two sets of questionnaire (one for staff and the other forstudents) and a guide for document analysis.

Data collected were analysed using descriptivestatistics of frequency, mean, standard deviation and standard error. The independent t-teststatistics was used to test the seven null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover page – – – – – – – – – – i
Title page – – – – – – – – – – iii
Declaration – – – – – – – – – – iv
Certification – – – – – – – – – – v
Dedication – – – – – – – – – – vi
Acknowledgements – – – – – – – – – vii
ABSTRACT – – – – – – – – – – ix
List of abbreviations – – – – – – – – – xvii
Operational Definition of Terms – – – – – – – xviii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information to the Study – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem – – – – – – – 9
1.3 Objectives of the Study – – – – – – – 13
1.4 Research Questions. – – – – – – – 14
1.5 Research Hypotheses – – – – – – – 15
1.6 Significance of the Study – – – – – – – 16
1.7 Assumptions of the Study – – – – – – – 17
1.8 Delimitations of the Study – – – – – – – 18
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – – 20
2.2 Conceptualisations of Quality Assurance – – – – – 32
2.3. Quality Assessment – – – – – – – – 51
2.4 Internal Quality Assurance Practices – – – – – 78
2.5 Scope of Internal Quality Assurance – – – – – 89
2.6 Utilization of Results of Internal Quality Assurance Practices – – 96
2.7 Challenges of Internal Quality Assurance- – – – – 98
2.8. Strategies for Improving Internal Quality Assurance – – – 104
2.9 Empirical Studies – – – – – – – – – 108
2.10 Summary of the Reviewed Literature – – – – – 129
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1. Research Design – – – – – – – – 132
3.2 Population for the Study – – – – – – – 133
3.3 Sample Size and Sampling Procedure – – – – – 134
3.4 Instruments for Data Collection – – – – – – 136
3.4.1 Validity of Instruments – – – – – – – 140
3.4.2 Pilot Study – – – – – – – – – 140
3.4.3 Reliability of Instruments – – – – – – – 141
3.5 Procedures for Data Collection – – – – – – 142
3.6 Procedure for Data Analysis – – – – – – 144
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
4.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – – 145
4.1 Analysis of Demographic Variables of Respondents – – – – 146
4.2 Answers To Research Questions – – – – – – 152
4.3 Test of Null Hypotheses – – – – – – – 200
4.4 Discussion of Findings – – – – – – – 208
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – – 224
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – – 227
5.3 Recommendations – – – – – – – – 229
5.4 Implications of the Study – – – – – – – 231
5.5 Limitations of the Study – – – – – – – 233
5.6 Suggestions for Further Research Studies – – – – 233
REFERENCES – – – – – – – – – 235

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