AWARENESS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISMS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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This study on awareness of quality assurance in teaching and learning among business educators has to do with the information business educators have on quality assurance, the expectation of government, the society, students and all relevant stakeholders have on theirfinished products, the students especially as stated in NCCE minimum standard. The study was conducted in Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe, Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum and
College of Education Zing, all in the North East, Nigeria. One research question and hypothesis each was used. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population was 180 business educators from colleges of education in North East Nigeria. A sample of 92 business
educators were selected using the cluster sampling technique. A structured questionnaire of 24 items on knowledge, eliciting responses from respondents was used.Data was analyzed using mean standard deviation and t-test for the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed amongst others that most of the business educators in colleges of education in North East Nigeria were aware of quality assurance mechanisms put in place and standards expected of them. However, a few others do not. This has the tendency to reduce standards in business education programme as all components of quality assurance are important. It was recommended that government and relevant agencies should periodically organize in-house seminars and workshops for Business Educators on quality assurance in colleges of education for national development and quality supervision of programme should be regularly carried out by the school authorities.
Key words: Quality assurance, Mechanisms, Business Education, Minimum standard.
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