INFLUENCE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PORT-HARCOURT METROPOLIS, RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of quality assurance on the management of educational resources in senior 
secondary schools in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. Three objectives and three research questions 
guided the study. The design used in the study was a descriptive survey research design. The study was carried 
out in Port-Harcourt Metropolis Rivers State. The population of the study was 1908 comprising 41 principals 
and 1867 senior secondary school teachers in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. The sample size of the 
study was 303 respondents which comprised 41 principals obtained using census while 262 teachers were 
selected using cluster random sampling technique was used to select teachers. The instrument used for data 
collection was a self-designed questionnaire titled “Influence of Quality Assurance on the Management of 
Educational Resources (IQAMER)”. The instrument was validated by two experts, while the reliability of the 
instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha which yielded an average reliability coefficient of 0.83. Mean 
and standard deviation was used to provide answers to research questions. The null hypotheses were tested at 
0.05 level of significance. The study found that the influence of quality assurance on educational resources 
include guaranteeing the recruitment of qualified teachers using the acceptable standard, enforces professional 
development of recruited teachers, enhance the provision of quality infrastructural facilities for conducive 
learning, enhance careful utilization of fragile educational facilities to prevent accidents, aids assessment of 
instructional materials carefully before procurements amongst others. The study recommended that government 
should provide teachers in secondary schools with quality instructional resources for efficient instructional 
delivery. This will help teachers to prioritize the use of instructional materials in teaching and learning