Prof. KOKO, Maureen N. & AMADI, Nyegonum Sandra
Quality Assurance Techniques and Administration of Public Sec ondary Schools in Bayelsa State
Abstract
The study investigated the relationship between
quality assurance techniques and administration of public secondary schools in
Bayelsa State. Three research questions and Three corresponding hypotheses guided the study. This study adopted a correlation
research design. The study was carried out in Bayelsa State. The population of this study consisted of 648 administrators
(principals and vice principals) in 297 public secondary schools in Bayelsa State. The entire population was used as the sample
because the number appears to be small and manageable for the study. Thus, census sample technique was employed in this
study. The research instrument used in this study is “Quality Ass urance Techniques Questionnaire” (QATQ) and 'Administration
of Public Secondary School Questionnaire' (APSSQ). The instruments were validated and tested for reliability which gave an
overall reliability coefficient index of 0.70. Pearson Product Moment Cor relation was used to provide answer to the six research
questions posed in the study. The null hypotheses were tested using t transformation at 0.05 level of significance. The study
revealed that school quality assurance measures such as provision of instr uctional materials, availability of physical facilities
and staff development has strong positive correlation with administration in secondary schools in Bayelsa State. It was
recommended among others that school administrators should ensure that instructi onal materials are sufficiently provided for
teachers to aid effective instructional delivery and achievement of educational goals and objectives.
Keywords:
Quality Assurance Techniques, Administration, Public Secondary Schools.
