PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study investigated principals’ administrative process strategies for the attainment of quality assurance in secondary schools in Anambra State. The design of the study was a descriptive design. The population comprised 262 public secondary school principals in Anambra State. The entire population of principals were used as sample size, consequently, no sampling technique was used for the study because the population size was manageable. A 26-item structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The structured questionnaire was titled, “Administrative Strategies Adopted by Principals for the Attainment of Quality Assurance Questionnaire” (ASAPAQAQ). The Four-Point Scale of strongly agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree were adopted to gather information needed for data analysis. The instrument was validated and the reliability yielded a coefficient of 0.731.  Mean score was used to analyse data from the questionnaire. The findings revealed that, the principals in Anambra State adopted planning, organizing and coordinating strategies for quality assurance in secondary schools. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended amongst others the government should employ qualified principals who would be able to maintain close ties with his teachers in the achievement of school goals and achievement of quality assurance.