MINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES OF PRINCIPALS’ IN ENSURING QUALITY ASSURANCE IN GOVERNMENT OWNED SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

This study investigated administrative strategies of principals’ in ensuring quality assurance in government owned schools in Rivers State. A descriptive survey design was adopted in the study, and the population of the study consisted of 302 principals in government owned schools in Rivers State. 92% of the population was applied in selecting 278 respondents from the total population while simple random sampling technique. The reliability of the instrument was estimated using Cronbach's alpha and gave a reliability index of 0.85, 0.83, and 0.81, which indicated that the instrument was reliable. Out of the 278 copies of the questionnaire administered, 234 copies were retrieved by the researcher with the help of two trained research assistants at a date and time agreed upon with the respondents, which represented 84% retrieval rate. The research questions raised were answered using mean and standard deviation statistics. The study found thatprofessional learning communities enhances quality assurance in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State.conclusively, the study highlighted the need for educational stakeholders in Rivers State to address these challenges to enhance the quality of education in government-owned schools. Among others the paper recommends among others that Principals should encourage the establishment of well-structured and consistently implemented Professional learning communities within government-owned schools in Rivers State. This includes providing training and resources for educators and school leaders to effectively participate in and lead Professional learning communities.