IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management (IJEBM )

E-ISSN 2489-0065
P-ISSN 2695-186X
VOL. 11 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijebm.vol.11.no1.2025.pg33.47

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Quality Assurance as a Tool for Business Education Programme Sustainability in Rivers State University

Wogboroma Nyemaekile(Ph.D) & Godson Ugbolida Christy

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Abstract

This study examined quality assurance as a tool for business education programme sustainability in Rivers state university. Three objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses formulated guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consisted of thirty (30) lecturers in business Education Department in Rivers state university. Due to the manageable size of the population, there was no sample and sampling technique adopted. The instrument for data collection was a self- structured questionnaire, structured on a four-point rating scale. The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department of business education and another expert in measurement and evaluation, all in faculty of education. Out of 30 copies of questionnaire administered, 23 copies were retrieved, representing 77 percent retrieval . The reliability of the instrument was determined using Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient. The coefficient obtained was 0.82 which showed that the respondents acknowledged that to high extent, quality assurance can be used to sustain business education programme through effective monitoring, provision of intellectual learning materials and sustain disciplinary measures by business education lecturers in rivers state university. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended among others that more emphasis should be placed on the quality of personnel in business education programme and More disciplinary measures should be adopted by those in-charge of quality assurance on any individual that defaults.

keywords:

Quality Assurance, Business Education Programme, Sustainability

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