QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM FOR THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study focusses on quality control mechanism for the effective management of public universities in Rivers State Three (3) research questions and three (3) corresponding Null hypotheses guided the study. A Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of two hundred and five (205) administrative officers of the public universities in Rivers State. The sample size is the entire two hundred and five (205) representing (100%) of the population of the study. This is because the population can be handled by the researcher. So census sampling techniques was used. The instrument for data collection was a set of questionnaires titled: Quality Control Mechanism for Effective Management Questionnaire (QCMEMQ).  The reliability of the instrument was assessed using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical tool, which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.832.  Mean and standard deviation with SPSS version 20 to answer the research questions. An independent sample t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. The findings of the study shows that quality control mechanism plays significant role in management of public universities in Rivers State. Thus, the study concludes that well managed universities in terms of monitoring and evaluation as quality control mechanism will facilitate effective teaching and learning process and as well enhance the delivery of effective university education. Therefore, it is recommended that management of public universities in Rivers State should monitor activities to keep both staff and students informed about the progress of the university.