FUNDING AS A DETERMINANT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES PROGRAMME IN DELTA STATE CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT
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The paper examined funding as a determinant of quality assurance for business studies programme in Delta State Central Senatorial District junior secondary schools, using an intact population of 244 business studies teachers. One research question and one research hypothesis each were used for the study while the instrument was a validated questionnaire containing twenty-one items. A test retest using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient yielding a
coefficient 'r' of 0.87 reliability was carried out using Business Studies teachers in Delta State South Senatorial District. All the 244 copies of the questionnaire and the items were duly completed and retrieved. Data collected were analysed using arithmetic mean (X) and standard deviation (SD) to answer the research question while z-test statistic was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that funding is highly linked to quality assurance of business studies programme because it provides the resources required based on the concepts of input and output. The study also found that funding is needed for capacity building and carrying capacity of business studies programme. The implication is that funding which makes available the resources vital for a successful business studies programme is a good measure of quality assurance index. The paper, therefore, recommended that for quality
assurance in business studies to be achieved and sustained in Delta State Central Senatorial District junior senior schools, there should be adequate, timely and sustainable funding.
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