Abstract
The persistent decline in the quality of education in Nigeria in general and in Anambra state in particular gives serious cause for concern. Something has to be done about it and urgently too. This prompted the study to analyze principals’ management activities for sustainable quality assurance in secondary schools in Anambra state. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all the 257 public secondary school principals in Anambra State. No sampling was done due to the relatively small size of the population of the study. A 21-item questionnaire titled ‘‘Analysis of Principals’ Management Activities for Sustainable Quality Assurance Questionnaire (APMASQAQ)’’ was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts from Faculty of Education, NnamdiAzikiwe University. Cronbach alpha method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The overall coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. Mean was used to answer the research questions, while Z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study, among others revealed that principals’ students’ academic performance monitoring activities for sustainable quality assurance in secondary schools in Anambra state was low. It also revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female principals on the extent of their engagement in management activities for sustainable quality assurance in secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings it was recommended among others that principals should encourage the teachers to take the continuous assessment exercise very serious and also make provisions for learners with special learning needs to bring about all inclusive learning.
Highlights
IntroductionThe momentum of quality assurance in education in secondary schools expectedly should come from the principals and this should come in the form of regular school self-evaluation and academic performance monitoring activities for both students and teachers; ensuring that students are on track and that teaching and learning is consistently in line with government’s policy expectations on secondary education
The findings of the study, among others revealed that principals’ students’ academic performance monitoring activities for sustainable quality assurance in secondary schools in Anambra state was low. It revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female principals on the extent of their engagement in management activities for sustainable quality assurance in secondary schools in Anambra State
Based on the findings it was recommended among others that principals should encourage the teachers to take the continuous assessment exercise very serious and make provisions for learners with special learning needs to bring about all inclusive learning
Summary
The momentum of quality assurance in education in secondary schools expectedly should come from the principals and this should come in the form of regular school self-evaluation and academic performance monitoring activities for both students and teachers; ensuring that students are on track and that teaching and learning is consistently in line with government’s policy expectations on secondary education. The students for whose interest the school exist have to be properly monitored to ensure that consistent progress is made in their academic performance. This according to Federal Ministry of Education (2010 pp21) can be achieved by: 1) Providing diagnostic services to help students discover their abilities, aptitudes and objectives
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