IMPACT OF STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMICS’ PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN NIGERIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Suleiman Abubakar Babagana PhD
Volume 2 Issue 2

Abstract

Performance management for academics is critical and demanding especially to those vested with the responsibility of evaluating academics’ job performances within a particular period. Institutional development pursuing a robust quality assurance system in every process of execution should be the main objective of every higher educational institution’s performance management system. Student’s appraisal of academic’ performance is a foremost element of determining performance in some countries. However, academics seem critical to students’ participation in their performance management relating to teaching performance and quality. The purpose of this study is to determine how impactful can students’ participation in academics’ performance management on quality assurance could be in Nigeria’s higher education institutions. In this cross-sectional survey, questionnaires were employed to gather data from participants. Partial-least square (PLS SEM) was used in analyzing gathered data. The study found the existence of significant relationship between Performance management and quality assurance as well as students’ participation and quality assurance. A significant finding of this study is that students’ participation moderates the relationship of performance management and quality assurance. Research suggests that involving students in academics performance management can make a significant impact towards achieving quality assurance. Consequently, the study recommended that management of higher education institutions should ensure that academics see students as partners in progress and should be involved in academics’ performance management towards attaining better and proficient academics as well as quality education. Keywords: Performance Management, Quality Assurance, Students’ Participation, Academics, Higher Educational Institutions

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