Enhancing Quality Education in Nigerian Unity Schools Through Effective Supervision in a Changing Environment

Abstract

It is the desire for the Federal Ministry of Education to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the
Unity Schools. Supervision (internal and external) is an important component for quality education. This
paper discussed the strategies for enhancing effective supervision, such as good leaders occupying principal
position, effective communication and improved curriculum. It also stated the problem associated with
effective supervision in achieving quality, which includes inadequate provision of infrastructure (buildings,
learning and teaching materials), irregular training and re-training for staff and students, supervisors
finding fault in the supervisee, partial or non implementation of proffered solutions by the government.
The paper equally highlighted the usefulness of supervision and also made suggestions on how supervision
could be improved to enhance quality education in a changing environment.