Quality Management Practices in Kenyan Educational Institutions: The Case of the University of Nairobi

Abstract

Although a number of studies had been done on the concept and context of quality management and higher education respectively, none had been done within the context of public universities in Kenya, the case of the University of Nairobi There was need therefore for a study to be carried out focusing on the University of Nairobi’s academic services in conjunction with the main QM features. The target population included all managers that constituted the University of Nairobi’s management board. The research methodology was based on the case study. An open ended and closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data, the questionnaire was divided into three (3) sub questions which were answered by the Top management, Principals and Directors and Heads of Departments respectively. A random sampling method was used to obtain a sample from the population of seventy-five (75). The collected data has been analyzed by the SPSS tool and descriptive narrative and interpreted in line with the aims of the study namely, to determine the extent to which Quality Management was applied in the University of Nairobi; to establish the quality management practices used in the University of Nairobi; and lastly to determine the challenges faced in Quality Management implementation in the University of

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