ABSTRACT
This
study examined school management and quality assurance in primary schools in
Abia State, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlation research design. A sample of 339 respondents
which comprised of 269 head teachers and 70 supervisors drawn from a population
of 969 respondents (886 Head teachers and 83 Supervisors) in the public primary
schools in the Abia State, Nigeria. The sample size was determined using
Krejice and Morgan sampling table while proportionate sampling technique was
used to select the sample from the population.
The instruments for data collection were School Management Questionnaire
(SMQ) and Quality Assurance Questionnaire (QAQ) which were all developed by the
researcher. The instruments were validated by three(3) experts, two(2) in
Educational Management and Planning and one in measurement and evaluation, all
in College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike,
Abia State, Nigeria. The internal consistency of the items of the instruments
were determined using Cronbach Alpha statistic which yielded coefficients of
0.74 and 0.73 for SMQ and QAQ respectively. Out of the 339 copies of the two
instruments administered, 325 copies of each of the instruments representing 96%
rate of return were well filled by the respondents and used for data analysis. Pearson
Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the seven research questions
raised for the study while linear regression analysis was used to test the
seven null hypotheses that guided the study at 0.05 level of significance. The
findings of the study showed that school management significantly relate to
quality assurance of primary schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended
among others that head teachers and other school administrators should ensure
adequate and quality management of staff personnel in their respective schools,
head teachers should ensure peaceful and cordial relationship between their
schools and their host community, maybe by involving them in some school
committees, and government should ensure adequate provision of infrastructural
facilities in primary schools irrespective of location and monitor their usage.
CHINYERE, P (2024). School Management and Quality Assurance of Primary Education in Abia State, Nigeria:- Emeruwa Chinyere Florence P.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 07, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/school-management-and-quality-assurance-of-primary-education-in-abia-state-nigeria-emeruwa-chinyere-florence-p-7-2
PROSPER, CHINYERE. "School Management and Quality Assurance of Primary Education in Abia State, Nigeria:- Emeruwa Chinyere Florence P." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 06 May. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/school-management-and-quality-assurance-of-primary-education-in-abia-state-nigeria-emeruwa-chinyere-florence-p-7-2. Accessed 07 Sep. 2024.
PROSPER, CHINYERE. "School Management and Quality Assurance of Primary Education in Abia State, Nigeria:- Emeruwa Chinyere Florence P.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 06 May. 2024. Web. 07 Sep. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/school-management-and-quality-assurance-of-primary-education-in-abia-state-nigeria-emeruwa-chinyere-florence-p-7-2 >.
PROSPER, CHINYERE. "School Management and Quality Assurance of Primary Education in Abia State, Nigeria:- Emeruwa Chinyere Florence P." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 07 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/school-management-and-quality-assurance-of-primary-education-in-abia-state-nigeria-emeruwa-chinyere-florence-p-7-2