Dr Roland Inah & Dr Celsus A. Undeshi
Abstract
The study sought to examine how quality control strategies relate with productivity in Colleges of Education in Cross River State. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses, using school discipline and teachers’ professional qualification variables. Correlational research design was adopted for the study with a sample size of 50 lecturers and 100 third year students from two public colleges of education in the study area, using purposive sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire tagged: “Quality Control Strategies and Productivity Questionnaire” (QCSPQ). The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlations statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that quality control variables such as school discipline and teachers’ professional qualification have significant relationships with productivity. Based on the results, the study concluded that school discipline and teachers’ professional qualification have significant relationships with productivity in Colleges of Education in Cross River State. It was recommended, among others, that government, through the Ministry of Education, should conduct employment for teachers based on teachers’ experience and professional qualification.