STRATEGIES CONSIDERED EFFECTIVE BY BUSINESS EDUCATORS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Constance Ifeyinwa Okoli, Ozioma Dorathy Ezeakuji

Abstract


This study ascertainedstrategies considered effective by business educators for quality assurance in business education programme in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 117 business educators in four public tertiary institutions in Anambra State. The entire population was studied without sampling because the size was not too large. The instrument used was 16-items structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts. To determine the internal consistency, Cronbachs Alpha was used to test the reliability of the instrument and an overall coefficient value of 0.87 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that respondents rated the administrative strategies effective for quality assurance in business education in tertiary institutions in Anambra State to a high extentwhile motivationalto a moderate extent. The type of institutions significantly influenced respondents mean ratings on the extent administrative and motivational strategies wereconsidered effective for quality assurance in business education in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was concluded that business education is not taken into cognizance in the countrys quest to make college and education, and university education accessible to all; the quality of education is deteriorating as the days keep unfolding.It was therefore recommended among others that,the entire strategies put in place for assuring quality should be properly monitored and regularly appraised by managements for effective control to achieve the desired results.

Keywords.Tertiary institutions, Strategies, Quality assurance, Business education programme.


Keywords


Tertiary institutions, Strategies, Quality assurance, Business education programme.

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