QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICES AND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined quality assurance practices and senior secondary school effectiveness in Lagos State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for this study consisted of 327 school principals, 654 Vice principals, 8510 teachers in public senior secondary schools in all the six Lagos State education districts, as well as 180 staff of quality assurance, Lagos State. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 120 principals and 240 vice principals while simple random sampling technique was used to choose 1200 teachers and 60 staffs of quality assurance department in Lagos State. In total, 1560 respondents participated in this study. The instruments used in collecting data were Secondary School Quality Assurance Practices Questionnaire (SSQAPQ) (r = 0.73) and Senior Secondary School Effectiveness Questionnaire (SSSEQ) (r = 0.840). Findings of the study revealed that quality assurance practices significantly influence senior secondary school effectiveness (r = .081, ρ < 0.05). It was therefore concluded that the relationship between quality assurance practices and senior school effectiveness was significant. On the basis of the findings, recommendations were made among others that quality assurance practices should be reviewed and revised to ensure that they are effective in bringing about better school effectiveness.