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Gratification and Educational Quality Assurance among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria

Agba Linus AgbaChief Lecturer, Department of English Language, Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa-NigeriaJulius Unimke UshieAcademic Doctor/Chief Lecturer, Department of Primary Education Studies, Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa-Nigeria

Vol 7 No 4 (2023): Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2023 | Pages: 221-227

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 05-05-2023

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Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the impact of gratification and educational quality assurance among students of tertiary institutions in Cross River State of Nigeria. Two (2) hypotheses were formulated to guide the study, and relevant literature was reviewed. A survey research design was adopted, and the study made use of sample of1050 300-level students drawn from five (5) tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two (2) research instruments namely; gratification/quality assurance questionnaire (GQAQ) and an oral interview with both students and lecturers in the sampled institutions were used. The data analysis technique used was the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tested at 0.05 alpha levels. The result showed that all forms of extortion, euphemistically called “Gratification” ranging from collecting money for sorting, alteration of continuous assessment grades, exams scores, etc occur in tertiary institutions in Nigeria by and large. It was however recommended that quality assurance units in all tertiary institutions should be more pro-active and function in order to address the menace.

Keywords

Gratification, Quality Assurance, and students’ certification


Citation of this Article

Agba Linus Agba, Julius Unimke Ushie, “Gratification and Educational Quality Assurance among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp 221-227, April 2023. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.704033

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