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INSPECTORATE SERVICE OF EDUCATION UNIT AND QUALITY CONTROL IN
EDUCATION
ABSTRACT
The study examined Inspectorate Service of Education Unit and
Quality Control in Public Secondary Schools in Education District VI of Lagos
State. The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which Lagos State
Educational Inspectorate has been effective in its role as an agent of quality
control in secondary schools in Lagos State. Four research questions and four
research hypotheses were postulated to guide the hypotheses investigation that
followed. A structured questionnaire validated and found reliable was used for
data collection. A sample of 300 respondents consisting of State Inspectors,
Principals, Vice Principals, Teachers, Ministry of Education Officials and
Students were used for the study. Data collected were analysed by using
chi-square statistics. The result of the analysis revealed that (1) there was
significant relationship between the effects of school supervision and academic
performance of students. (2) There was significant relationship between the relevant
strategies employed by the Inspectors and school system. (3) The roles of the
principals have significant impact on the school supervision. (4) There was
significant relationship between the Inspectors hindrance to schools
supervision and quality assurance in schools. Based on the findings, the study
recommended that various tiers of government should formulate clear policies on
students enrolment, funding and provision of facilities as well as quality
assurance. The study therefore concluded that teachers and Inspectors should be
mandated to attend regular trainings, workshops and conferences to improve
their supervision skills.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
This study intends to investigates the extent to which Lagos
State educational inspectorate has been effective in its role as an agent of
quality control in Lagos State secondary schools. It also examines how
efficient it is in the performance of its duties as a quality control factor in
line with the provisions of the National Policy on Education (2004).
The purpose of inspection and supervision is to ensure that
the standard of instruction is not compromised. This is what the inspectors
refer to as quality assurance. Quality control (assurance) which exists in
every field of life, considers the functionality of systems and procedures used
to shape the inputs on one hand and measuring the standard of the output or
product on the other hand.
In education administration, quality control is concerned
with effective planning, control, tone, teaching aids, measurement, maintenance
and improvement of education services rendered to the society Ejiogu (2004).
The National Policy on Education (2004) stated that the objective of
inspection/ supervision is to ensure quality control through regular inspection
and continuous supervision of instruction and other educational services.
Ogunnu (2000) noted that schools supervision is the art of overseeing the
activities of teaching and non-teaching staff in a school system to ensure that
they conform to generally accepted principles and practice of education as
stipulated by the authority.
There have been various comments and articles on the
strategies to arrest the falling standards of education in the country. Osiyale
(2004) remarked that policy inconsistency and misplaced priorities of
successive governments since independence have been identified as the basic
problem of Nigeria’s educational system. Many Nigerians apportioned the blame
on teachers, parents/ students, and education authorities. Parents blame
teachers, teachers blame parents or students while education authorities are
not left out in this act of bulk-passing.
Nwafuluku (2003) asserts that not only supervision but some
other indices determine quality control in an educational enterprise, and these
include the availability of workable policy, adequacy of modern teaching and
learning models, adequate funding, continuous appraisal and upgrading of the
educational programmes and personnel, availability of teaching staff, regular
staff training and development programme. However, the immediate concern is to
examine the extent to which the inspectorate unit of Lagos State Ministry of
Education has been effective in discharging its role as the agent of quality
control in Lagos State Secondary Schools.
The Lagos State Ministry of Education under the current
civilian administration has a vision to provide qualitative and free education.
Its mission is to provide citizens with good quality education in partnership
with private sectors, parents, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and
competent Teachers in a conducive learning environment. The Lagos Government’s
Policy thrust on Education Upholds;
· Construction
of Millennium schools in the state,
· Refurbishment
of school buildings, laboratories and Libraries,
· Provision
of School furniture, tools, workshops,
equipment,
· Provision of
books, computers, instruction materials,
· Curriculum
review, entrepreneurial and technical training,
· Teachers
empowerment, welfare and enhancement programmes,
· Community
Based Vocational Education,
· Eradication of
Moral Decadence in schools,
· Operation Green and clean the Environment in
schools, and
· Functional
Scholarship schemes
The Lagos State Post Primary Teaching Service Law came into
force on the 1st of March, 2005 though the bill was passed on June 7th 2005 by
the Lagos State House of Assembly. It repealed the Lagos State Teaching Service
Law (No 5 of 1989).The law which divided the state Ministry Of Education into
six Education Districts has the following benefits:
1. It provides for
the enhancement of the career of teachers in post primary teaching service in
that they can rise to the level of permanent Secretary.
2. It ensures
decentralized effective management of the post primary school systems; thus
a) Bringing
administration closer to the teachers.
b) Making it easier
to disseminate information faster to schools.
c) Treating Staff
complaints more quickly
d) Aiding promotion
interviews to be conducted fast with quick release of results
e) Bringing workers,
students, and parents nearer to the government
f) Giving immediate
attention to all documents and applications by the staff.
These breed healthy competitions among the Education
Districts to enhance excellence in the performance of teachers and students.
The state law on Education of 1st March, 2005, also provided
for five departments in each of the
Education District offices as follows:
· Co-curricular,
Science and Technology.
· Inspectorate
[Quality Assurance]
· Personnel
· Finance
· School
Administration
The law also provided District standing committees thus:
· Funds
Allocation and Management Committee.
· District
Tenders Board Committee
· Community
Relations Committee
· District
Coordinating Committee
· Personnel
Management Board [junior and Senior]
Below are the Education Districts at a glance as at January
2010
Local Government Areas
Location
Alimosho, Agege and
Ifako/Ijaye. Agege
Ikorodu, Shomolu and
Kosofe Ikeja
Epe, Ibeju-Lekki,
Etiosa and Lagos Island
Ikoyi
Surulere, Mainland and
Apapa
Sabo-Yaba
Badagry, Ojo, Amuwo
Odofin and Ajeromi Agboju
Ikeja, Mushin and Oshodi-Isolo Oshodi
Statement of the Problem
The following are the problems of the study:
1. Continuous
decline in standard of education,
2. Increase
in School Population,
3. Inadequate
Number of Inspectors,
4. Inadequate
Number of Instructional Aids,
5.
Unavailability of text books,
6. Poor
Classroom Condition,
7. Weak
Student Attitude to Learning, and
8. Poor
Environmental Factor.
Continuous decline in standard of education
There had been a public outcry on the continual decline in
the standards of education in the country especially as indicated in public
examination and the performance of education outputs that are inadequate for
employment. For instance, in the year 2012 number of candidates that sat for
the West African Senior School Certificate Examination [WASSCE] were 1,572,224
while number of candidates with five credits including English and Mathematics
were 649,156 (38.81 percent) in the year 2014 number of candidates that sat for
the West African Senior School Certificate Examination [WASSCE] were 1,692,435
while number of candidates with five credits including English and Mathematics
were 529,425 (31.2 percent). Employers
of labour also complain about low performance of graduates from the nations
institutions of higher learning.
Increase in School Population
The Lagos State Government of Nigeria set up the Lagos State
Inspectorate Service in 2009 partly as machinery for inspection of schools and
maintenance of standards. Fagbamiye 2001, noted that when school population
increased through various Free Education Programmes. There was also an increase
in the school population from 1.9million students in secondary school in 2006to
2.9million in 2009 and about 3.5million in 2012.
Inadequate Number of Inspectors
He contended that the available number of inspectors even as
at 2000 was inadequate for the number of schools with the result that some schools
were not inspected once in two years. The Bagauda Seminar (2000), recommended
one inspector to two hundred teachers. In view of the shortage of personnel in
the Inspectorate Division of the ministries of Education (2007) stressed that
inspectors of schools should be acquainted with their new roles as advisors,
guides, catalysts and source of ideas to teachers in their instructional endeavors.
Unavailability of Textbooks
Filler (2010) noted that students who have used two or more
books were almost three times better than those who have no textbooks in
schools. Inadequate supply of textbooks in school is having a toll of teaching
and learning activities in many schools. Its importance cannot be
overemphasized since they are indispensable to quality education.
Mapederun (2010) also emphasized that the availability and
adequacy of textbooks affect the academic performance positively. Effective
teaching and learning depends on the availability of suitable adequate
resources such as books. Goal attainment in any school depends on adequate
supply and utilization of educational resources which enhance proper teaching
and learning process with in a conducive environment.
Poor Classroom Conditions
Students in school building in poor condition had achievement
that was 6% below schools in fair conditions and 11% below schools in excellent
condition. (Edwards 2012)
Poor classroom conditions can encroach upon the teachers
sense of personal safety. Student learning is influenced most directly by
classroom conditions.
Weak student Attitude to Learning
Without positive attitude and perceptions, students have
little chance of learning proficiently. The concept of attitude includes ways
of feeling, thinking and behaving and maintaining an expression of one’s
identity within the environment.
Poor Environmental Factor
Decaying environmental conditions such as peeling paint,
crumbling plaster, non-functioning toilet, poor lighting, inadequate
ventilation and imperative heating and cooling systems can affect the learning
as well as the health and the morale of staff and student.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of study is to examine and determine the extent
to which the Lagos State Inspectorate Service has justified its being setup as
an agent of quality control in Lagos State Secondary Schools. This study is to
find out the role of the inspectors of education as agents of quality assurance
in Lagos State and also evaluate their work in the light of the policy
objectives for which they are setup. Specifically, it seeks to identify the
knowledge of inspectors on their duties and strategies for improvement.
The study will also highlight the problems facing the
inspectors of education as quality assurance agents and discusses ways of
solving these problems with a view to improve the quality of education in Lagos
State.
The study seeks to achieve the following objectives:
· Identify the
job contents and responsibilities of Lagos State Inspectors of education as
agents of quality control.
· Assess the
contribution to the quality control of education in secondary schools
· Determine how
effective the inspectors are in evaluating the school, administration according
to the policy of education.
· Determine the
extent to which the Lagos State inspectors perform their roles to achi
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