ANALYSIS OF THE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS ON THE PROCEDURES AND STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KWALI AREA COUNCIL, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT), ABUJA, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study was aimed at analyzing the perception of teachers on the procedures and strategies for ensuring quality education in public junior secondary schools in Kwali Area Council, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. The study was a descriptive survey research design. The population comprises all the 200 teachers from the ten public junior secondary schools in Kwali Area Council, FCT, Abuja. A sample of all the 200 teachers from five sampled schools in the study area was used. Forty (40) teachers were sampled from each of the five sampled schools. The schools were sampled through a random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher’s self-designed questionnaire titled, “Perception Teachers’ Procedures Strategies Quality Education Questionnaire (PTPSQEQ)”. Two research questions guided the study was analyzed using frequency counts and simple percentages. The result of the finding showed that the procedures for ensuring quality education in public junior secondary schools in Kwali Area Council, FCT, Abuja include: employment and posting of qualified teachers to schools; provision of adequate funding; monitoring unit of FCT UBE should be reinforced; school supervision be thorough and timely; entrepreneurship and ICT be encouraged, among others. The findings of the study also showed that the strategies for ensuring quality education in public junior secondary schools, Kwali Area Council, FCT, Abuja include: provision of adequate funding; effective monitoring of the management of funds; adequate remuneration and motivation of teaching staff, among others. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that: secondary school principals should adopt, implement and sustain the procedures and strategies stated in this research work to ensure quality education in their schools.