International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue II, February 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Availability and Utilization of ICT in Secondary Schools in Rivers State

THANKGOD James Nwuke, INNOCENT Onyelachika Ucheju
Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port-Harcourt, Nigeriaa

Abstract: The study examined availability and utilization of ICT in Secondary Schools in Rivers State. The study adopted the descriptive research design. Three research questions guided the study, while three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised of all the 455 secondary schools both public and private schools in Rivers State. The sample size of the study was 136 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 10 schools using 30% of the study. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha method. The overall reliability was 0.73 indexes. The availability and utilization of Information and Communication Technology Questionnaire. (AUICTQ) was used for data collection. Data were collected through the researcher with the help of two research assistants. Means, standard deviation and rank order were used to answer the research questions, while Z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that the extents of ICT accessibility are not available in secondary schools in Rivers State.

Keywords: Availability, Utilization, ICT, Administration, Secondary Schools.

I. INTRODUCTION

The world of today is characterized by revolutionary advances powered by Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The world is being reduced to a global village through the use of information and communication technology. ICT promotes national development and better relationship with other nations. ICT refers to the electronic and communication devices associated with human social materials that enable the individuals to use them for a whole range of instructional process. Information and communication technology facilities are described as all the equipment’s available for the identification, generation, processing, storage, packaging, preservation, and conservation and sending of information, regardless of time and location challenges. In other words, Information and Communication Technologies are information handling tools used for producing, storing, processing, distributing and exchanging of information. ICT facilities influence and affect people’s‟ and corporate work life in one way or the other. These ICT facilities are all encompassing in areas like technology, socialization, politics, economics and education, for global transformation.