The Development and Validation Process of a Qaulity Assurance Framework: A Case of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Nigeria
The Development and Validation Process of a Qaulity Assurance Framework: A Case of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Nigeria

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the process of the development and validation of a quality assurance framework (QAF) towards establishing an internal quality assurance (IQA) system in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Nigeria. It adopted a research and development approach involving documentary analysis and use of survey in the collection of input of stakeholders qualitatively and quantitatively in the development of the QAF. The documentary analysis provided the different dimensions, standards and procedures of quality assurance for educational processes of teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum standards and curriculum review processes. Stakeholders’ inputs were taken in the development of the first draft and to the final draft. The final draft of the QAF content was validated by 4 experts in field of QA practices using Haris’s (1973) technique for assessment of consensus among the experts on the items that fit into the quality framework. The content of the framework was further validated by Quality Assurance Technical Board of the University. The QAF was finally adopted for implementation following approval of the Senate and Council of the University in 2017. The QAF was firstly implementation on a pilot scale and subsequent diffusion on a full scale for the University QA operations in 2019/2020 academic year.

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