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Thank God James Nwuke, Somiari Tamunoiyalla .

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ABSTRACT The study investigated faculty instructional leadership through quadrant intelligence (QI) model for teacher education content validity in public universities in Rivers State. The study was guided by three research questions and three corresponding null hypotheses. A descriptive survey design was adopted in the study, and the population of the study consisted of 2985 lecturers from the three public universities in Rivers state. The sample for this study was 746 respondents; the respondents were stratified into male and female academic staff of the three universities in Rivers State. The instruments used for data collection of data for this study was design by the researcher titled ‘Faculty Instructional Leadership Through Quadrant Intelligence (QI) Model for Teacher Education Content Validity Questionnaire” (FILQITECVQ) The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha method. The reliability index yielded a result of = 0.87, 0.78 and 0.77 respectively which showed that the responses were consistent and the instrument considered reliable and adopted for the study. Mean and Standard Deviation Statistics was used to answer the research questions while t-test inferential statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that the use of curriculum improves teacher education content validation through the QI model in public universities in Rivers State. It concluded that the findings underscore the effectiveness of integrating the QI Model into curriculum design and pedagogical practices, enhancing content validation and aligning with the diverse needs of teacher education. It was recommended among others that public universities in Rivers State should establish interdisciplinary curriculum development teams comprising faculty members, curriculum specialists, and educational policymakers to ensure the integration of QI Model principles into teacher education curricula

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