Academic Quality Control in Nigerian Universities: Exploring Lecturers' Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Obiekezie, E. O.; Ejemot-Nwadiaro, R. I.; Essien, M. I.; Timothy, A. Essien
Titel	Academic Quality Control in Nigerian Universities: Exploring Lecturers' Perceptions
Quelle	In: African Higher Education Review, 8 (2014) 1, S.85-94 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2141-1905
Schlagwörter	Job Performance; Educational Quality; Quality Control; Student Attitudes; Test Results; Competition; College Graduates; Criticism; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; State Universities; Questionnaires; Workshops; Laboratories; Educational Finance; Teacher Role; Teacher Qualifications; Institutional Autonomy; Statistical Analysis; Teaching Methods; Computer Literacy; Educational Facilities; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Academic Achievement; College Students; Foreign Countries; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätskontrolle; Schülerverhalten; Wettkampf; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Kritik; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Staatliche Universität; Fragebogen; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Bildungsfonds; Lehrerrolle; Lehrqualifikation; Institutionelle Autonomie; Statistische Analyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Computerkenntnisse; Bildungsstätte; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Ausland
Abstract	The level of job performance, international comparability and competitiveness of Nigerian university graduates are burning issues. Consequently, the academic quality of Nigerian universities has come under severe criticism. Since university lecturers are key players in quality control in universities, this study explored their perceptions of variables important to quality control in Nigerian universities. Five hundred lecturers from public universities in the South-South geopolitical zone responded to a 25-item questionnaire. Five research questions were framed and simple percentages were used in analysing the data. The result showed that according to the lecturers; availability of an adequate number of qualified staff, students' attitude to study, early publication of students' examination results, availability of well-equipped laboratories and workshops, and funding of tertiary education were the most important variables in academic quality control. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01