Correlates of Educational Facilities and Quality Teaching in Universities in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined educational facilities and quality teaching in universities in Lagos State, Nigeria. Two research hypotheses were formulated and the study adopted correlational designs. The population of the study comprised of all the academic, non-academic staff and 400 level students from the public and private universities in Lagos State, Nigeria with a sample size of 1270 using the simple random, stratified, disproportionate and purposive sampling techniques. Data were collected through a structured rating scale titled Educational Facilities Availability and Utilization rating Scale and Questionnaire on Quality Teaching. The face, content and construct validity of the instruments were made by experts while the test re-test method was utilized to establish the reliability of the instruments with 0.73 and 0.78 coefficients respectively. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. The hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed a significant relationship between educational facilities availability and quality teaching in universities in Lagos State, Nigeria (r= -.096, p <.05); significant relationship between educational facilities utilization and quality teaching in universities in Lagos State, Nigeria (r= .062, p <.05). The study, therefore, recommended, among others that university managements should establish a quality teaching unit/department in university with the aim of achieving quality teaching with necessary functionalities. There should be a continuous outcry from university management, lecturers, students, parents and the masses on the present state of educational facilities and calling for improvement of the facilities from government and major stakeholders in education in order to promote effective quality teaching in universities.