Challenges of Globalization and Quality Assurance in Nigerian University Education

Autor/in	Nkang, Iniobong Ekong
Titel	Challenges of Globalization and Quality Assurance in Nigerian University Education
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 6 (2013) 1, S.207-215 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Quality Assurance; Questionnaires; College Faculty; Universities; Higher Education; Educational Finance; Libraries; Educational Facilities; Teacher Motivation; Supervision; Instructional Materials; Educational Improvement; Academic Standards; Benchmarking; Total Quality Management; Global Approach; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätssicherung; Fragebogen; Fakultät; University; Universität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsfonds; Library; Bibliothek; Bildungsstätte; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Quality management; Qualitätsmanagement; Globales Denken
Abstract	The study was undertaken to examine the state of quality assurance mechanisms in Nigerian universities with a view to proffering measures that would enhance the quality of education obtained in the institutions. The population consisted of professors from federal universities in the south-south region of Nigeria, numbering 624. The stratified sampling technique was used in selecting a sample of 225 professors from the universities for the study. Two null hypotheses were formulated based on the variables of the study. These were tested at 0.05 alpha level, using t-test analysis. Data collection was done with the use of a structured questionnaire tagged "Quality Assurance in Nigerian University Education" (QANUE). The calculated t-values were less than the critical t, leading to the retention of the two null hypotheses. It was therefore concluded that the quality of Nigerian University Education is low and cannot measure up globally due to the poor state of quality assurance mechanisms in the universities. Based on this, measures for improving the quality of Nigerian university education were recommended to include adequate funding, updated libraries, well equipped laboratories and workshops, provision of instructional materials and school infrastructure, lecturer motivation and proper supervision. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01