Influence of information and communication technology in secondary school administration in Abia State

Chika Nkemjika; Wale I Raji

doi:10.30574/gscarr.2020.3.1.0025

Authors

Chika Nkemjika Department of Educational Management. Education Faculty of Education, Rivers State University, Nigeria.
Wale I Raji Department of Vocational and Technology Education Faculty of Education, Rivers State University, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30574/gscarr.2020.3.1.0025

Keywords:

Influence, Information, Communication, Technology, Administration, Schools

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of information and communication technology in secondary school administration in Abia state. The objectives of the study was to determine the influence of Information and communication Technology on students’ administration, personnel administration, financial administration, and supervision of instructions in secondary schools in Abia State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all secondary school teachers and school administrators in Abia State. Stratified random sampling was used to select 138 teachers and 39 administrators based on the three senatorial districts in Abia state (Abia-Central, Abia-North and Abia-South). The instrument used for data collection was survey questionnaire which was self-constructed in four point rating scale by the researcher. The instrument was validated by two research experts. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was estimated using Cronbach Alpha. The coefficient of the instrument obtained was 0.81 which indicated the reliability strength of the instrument. Mean and standard deviation were the statistical tools used to analyze the data gathered from the respondents on each of the research questions. Z-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that application of information and communication technology is capable of improving the delivery of administration service in secondary schools. The study recommended that government should provide adequate computers and ICT tools in schools especially for administrative purposes and teaching and learning.

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