Impacts of Politics on Quality Education Delivery in Colleges of Education in Delta State

Abstract

The study examined the impact of politics on quality education delivery in colleges of education in Delta State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for this study comprised 1,344 academic staff in the public colleges of education in Delta State. Available data show that there are 704 male lecturers and 640 female lecturers in the public colleges of education in Delta State. The researcher used a stratified simple random sampling technique in the selection of the respondents while the instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled Impact of Politics on Quality Education Delivery in Colleges of Education (IPQEDCE). The questionnaire was developed by the researcher and has two sections, A and B. The instrument was faced validated while the reliability coefficient of the instrument was calculated using the Cronbach Alpha method. The alpha value was found to be 0.76, indicating the high reliability of the entire instrument. Mean score and standard deviation were used in data analysis, and t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that politics significantly impacts funding, admission, and location of colleges in Delta State. Respondents' ratings also indicate that politics affects the location of these institutions. To address these issues, it is recommended that appointments, admissions, and recruitments be based on merit and competencies, despite the observed representation, quota, and federal character policies.