RE-ENGINEERING THE MANAGEMENT OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN COVID 19 ERA IN ANAMBRA STATE THROUGH PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

The need towards promoting quality services in management of Colleges of Education (COEs) for national development in COVID 19 era in Anambra State warranted this present study. Three research questions guided the study. The study employed a descriptive survey research design.Populationof the study comprised 670 academic staff from two colleges of education (COEs) in Anambra State (FCE (T) Umunze ? 425 academic staff &NwaforOrizu COE Nsugbe COE ? 245 academic staff). Sample size of the study constituted 470 academic staff from two COEs in Anambra State selected at 70% using the purposive sampling technique. A researchers? self-developed questionnaire titled: "Re- Engineering the Management of COEs for National Development Questionnaire (REMCOENDQ. Three experts from the Departments of Educational Management and Policy, and Educational Foundations (Measurement & Evaluation expert), Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State validated the questionnaire. Reliability of the questionnaire was established through a pilot-test sampling 20 academic staff from two of the COEs in Enugu State. Data gathered from the pilot-test were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha method. The scores yielded internal consistency reliability coefficient values of 0.67, 0.70 and 0.84 for the three clusters, and were added up to give an overall coefficient value of 0.74, showing that the questionnaire was reliable. Data collated wereanalyzed using mean statistics rated at 2.50 and standard deviation. Findings of the study revealed among others that the extent of provision of the educational support services for re-engineering the management of COEs for national development in COVID 19 era in Anambra State were all to a low extent. From the findings, it was recommended among others that the Federal and State Governments with the cooperation from the regulatory agency, that is, the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and financial support from external bodies such as NGOs, international organizations, corporate bodies and private individuals should make provisions for adequate funding of the COEs which will aid the constant provision of educational resource support services to a high extent for re-engineering the management of COEs for national development in the COVID 19 era.

Re-Engineering, Management, Colleges of Education, Covid-19, Educational Support Services,

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