Partial Least Square Analysis of School Leadership on Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Olowoselu Abdulrasheed, Fauzi Hussin and Muhamad Dzahir Kasa
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Olowoselu Abdulrasheed: School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Fauzi Hussin: School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Muhamad Dzahir Kasa: School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Research Journal of Education, 2016, vol. 2, issue 11, 202-208

Abstract: The importance of quality education in nation building cannot be over emphasized. The research objective of this study is to investigate school leadership on quality assurance in higher education, Adamawa State. The population made up of senior lecturers in 10 departments in the universities. Stratified random sampling method was used to sample 10 lecturers from each of these departments, which makes the total sample size of 100 lecturers. The instrument for data collection was 20-item questionnaire titled ‘‘Quality Assurance in Higher Education Questionnaire’’ (QAHEQ). PLS- 3 measurement models was used to assess the reliability, validity of instruments and data analyses in this study. The result shows that the instruments were reliable and pilot study indicated strong evidence of validity. Findings revealed that, the research is significant because it explores the use of autocratic leadership style to improve quality assurance in higher education. It was therefore recommended that, authority should re-address the issue of funding university with adequate budget for training and re-training of staff.

Keywords: Education; Management; Quality assurance; Institution and Measurement Model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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