Quality Control Measures and Sustainable Development in Higher Education System in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the influence of quality control measures on sustainable development of Cross River State Higher Education System. The task of achieving sustainable development in the state tertiary education institutions hinged on thorough quality control measures of variables affecting educational institutions. To achieve the purpose of the study four null hypotheses were formulated to guide the research paper. The study adopted purposive, accidental and simple random sampling technique to select the sample for the study. The population comprised all the state and federal higher
educational institutions. The sample for the study was 402 academic and non-academic staff. The instrument used for the study was a 50-item questionnaire entitled: Quality Control Measures Questionnaire (QCMQ) and Sustainable Development Assessment Questionnaire (SUAQ). This was developed by the researchers and validated by two experts in the faculty of education, University of Calabar, Nigeria. Cronbach alpha coefficient used for reliability of the instrument stood at 0.78 and 0.81 respectively. The data collected was analysed using ANOVA and independent t-test statistical tool. The result revealed that all the variables used significantly influenced sustainable development. Based on the findings the study recommends that the National Universities Commission (NUC) should enforced uniform instructional objectives and minimum academic standards in all universities.