Stakeholders’ Involvement and Quality Assurance of National Teachers Institute Programme in Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the stakeholders' involvement towards enhancing quality assurance of National Teachers' Institute programme. A descriptive survey research design of correlation type was adopted for the study. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select 750 respondents from the centre managers, course facilitators, directors of state ministries of education, principals, head teachers, traditional chiefs, registrars of tertiary institutions for the study. Three research questions and hypotheses were used for the study. A researcher self-design instrument tagged "Stakeholder Involvement and Quality Assurance Questionnaire (SIQAQ) was validated by the experts of educational administration, test measurement and evaluation and distance education. The instrument was subjected split-half reliability method and the result was correlated using spearman ranking order statistics. The reliability index of .65 taken indicated that the instrument was reliable. All the research questions were answered using descriptive statistics such as percentages while the research hypotheses were statistically tested using Pearson product moment correlation statists at.05 significance level. The findings of the study however show that the stakeholders are highly involved in the capacity building, finance, supervisions and monitoring and instructional facilities provisions. Recommendation are therefore made that the issue of enhancing quality assurance in National Teachers Institute programmes should not be left with the stakeholders alone but, all the private sectors, non-governmental organization, international communities, religious bodies and well-meaning Nigerians. The involvement of every citizen will complement stakeholders' involvement for enhancing quality assurance in the National Teachers Institute.