Effect of quality assurance on instruction in secondary schools in Matuga District Kwale county

Abstract

The major responsibilities of Quality assurance and standards officers and principals, is to ensure quality teaching in schools. Parents, sponsors, students are demanding for good quality teaching which will improve performance. Quality education is indispensible in a society that needs to break the cycle of poverty, ignorance and disease. Effective teaching and adequate teacher training at all levels of education is crucial in the achievement of quality education and development. The purpose of the study will be to investigate the effect of Quality Assurance and standards in secondary in Matuga district secondary schools. This study will employ descriptive survey to gather information. The target population will be 22 principals, 100 heads of department, a randomly selected sample of 10 principals, 30 heads of department and an interview guide for Quality Assurance Officer will be the tools for data collection. Quantitative data will b e coded and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences(SPSS).The results will be presented using descriptive statistics such as percentage, means, frequency distribution tables and pie charts. The specific objectives are, to investigate the roles of quality assurance and standards officers in enhancing quality instruction in Matuga secondary schools, to determine the role played by the principals and heads of academic departments in ensuring quality in Matuga district secondary schools, to establish the challenges facing QASOs, principals, as they attempt to enhance quality of instruction, to determine whether quality assurance and standards have any effect on instruction in Matuga district secondary schools.