Abstract:
A survey research was conducted to find out if reported improvements in access to education in Ghana are
reflected in comparable improvements in delivery of quality education. The study examined theoretical
constructs on adequacy and quality assurance in education to ascertain the state of quality provision in education,
and whether there is a significant difference in existing quality provisions in education and what the quality
provisions should be as perceived by the study respondents. Questionnaire and quality indicators observation
check list were used to collect data from the study respondents consisting of heads of basic schools in the Central
region of Ghana who were selected by simple random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using
both descriptive statistics and gap analysis that utilized paired samples t test procedure.Major findings reported
in the study showed that reported improvements in access to education do not correspond to improvements in the
provision of educational facilities to assure the delivery of quality education. Also, there was statistically
significant difference in existing quality provisions in education and what the quality provisions should be.
Keywords: Educational Access, Enrollment, Quality Provisions, Educational Infrastructure
