Strategies for Enhancing Quality Assurance in Business Teacher Education Programme in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

This study investigated the strategies for enhancing quality assurance in business teacher education programme in Nigerian universities. Two research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 129 Business Education lecturers in state and federal universities in the south south Nigeria. There was no sampling since the population was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a 35 - item questionnaire. The content and face validity of the instrument was adequately handled. It has reliability coefficient of 0.94 using cronbach alpha. The mean scores was used to answer the research questions. The findings identified quality research and publications, quality curriculum, quality text books, discipline of teachers, quality infrastructure, quality teaching facilities among others, as some of the strategies for enhancing quality assurance in Business Teacher Education in Nigerian universities. It was, therefore, recommended that adequate qualified teachers should be employed by the school authorities and Business Education curriculum should be widened to accommodate relevant areas in marketing, accounting, office technology and management.

Keywords: Enhancing, measuring, quality assurance; business teacher education; Nigerian universities.