The Usage Of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) And Educational Administrative Effectiveness In Public Secondary Schools In Lagos State

The Usage Of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) And Educational Administrative Effectiveness In Public Secondary Schools In Lagos State
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) and educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State. The study was specifically aimed to determine the extent Information And Communication Technology (ICT) is integrated in educational administration process of Public Secondary Schools In Lagos State, evaluate the influence of ICT usage on the enhancement of educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State, identify the factors affecting the usage of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) for education administration purposes among public secondary schools in Lagos State, and proffer practical recommendations to enhance the use of ICT for educational administration among public secondary schools in Lagos State. The population of the study was made up of 259 principals and vice principals of selected public secondary schools in Alimosho LGA, Lagos State. Questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection. The researcher made use of frequency tables and mean scores. While the hypotheses were tested using Chi-square statistical tool, SPSS v23. The study revealed that the extent Information And Communication Technology (ICT) is integrated in educational administration process of Public Secondary Schools In Lagos State is low. The study also revealed that the use of ICT has a significant influence on the enhancement of educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State. In accordance with the findings, the research recommended that he State Government or its agency supervising secondary schools should show more interest in imbibing information communication technology (ICT) and in supplying the necessary ICT facilities to secondary schools in urban and rural locations. To mention but few.
Table of Content
- Title Page
- Certification
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Content
- List of Tables
- Abstract
Chapter One:
Introduction
- 1.1 Background of the Study
- 1.2 Statement of the Problem
- 1.3 Objective of the Study
- 1.4 Research Questions
- 1.5 Research Hypothesis
- 1.6 Significance of the Study
- 1.7 Scope of the Study
- 1.8 Limitation of the Study
- 1.9 Definition of Terms
- 1.10 Organisations of the Study
Chapter Two:
Review of Literature
- 2.1 Conceptual Framework
- 2.2 Theoretical Framework
- 2.3 Empirical Review
Chapter Three:
Research Methodology
- 3.1 Research Design
- 3.2 Population of the Study
- 3.3 Sample Size Determination
- 3.4 Sample Size Selection Technique and Procedure
- 3.5 Research Instrument and Administration
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Validity of the Study
- 3.9 Reliability of the Study
- 3.10 Ethical Consideration
Chapter Four:
Data Presentation and Analysis
- 4.1 Data Presentation
- 4.2 Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Answering Research Questions
- 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
- 4.5 Discussion of Findings
Chapter Five:
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Conclusion
- 5.3 Recommendation
- REFERENCES
- APPENDIX
- QUESTIONNAIRE
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background to the Study
A typical secondary school in Nigeria is made up of an educational administrator known as the principal assisted by academic and non-academic staff, as well as students in levels 1-3 of the Junior Secondary School and or 1-3 in Senior Secondary School. Educational qualification, experience and leadership behaviour go a long way in assisting the Principal in his job as administrator, but there are some challenges that can make or mar his efforts at achieving the set goals of the educational system. They include: unreliable data, Shortage of skilled manpower, poor funding, inconsistent educational policies, unstable curriculum, student indiscipline, low application of information and Communication Technology (ICT), industrial crisis by teachers, and cult activities amongst others.
Technology is often defined as the application of technical processes in order to achieve some practical ends. Technology is the practice of any or all of the applied sciences that have practical value and are of industrial and developmental use (Kosoko, 2022; Popoola, 2016). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a combination of information and communication technology. Information technology deals with the collection, storage, manipulation and transfer of information using electronic means. Communication technology refers to the physical devices and software that link various computers hardware components and transfer data from one physical location to another (Laudon and Laudon, 2021; Alabi, 2015; Popoola, 2016). Various ICT devices or tools have emerged to enhance the speed and quality of service delivery and radically change services being handled worldwide.
The introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can facilitate administration as well as teaching and learning in the schools. Unfortunately however, many secondary schools in Nigeria are finding it difficult to set up a functioning and well equipped ICT centre. Apart from lack of these physical facilities, lack of adequate skilled manpower to man the ICT has been another major problem. The most disturbing aspect of ICT is the negative use of handsets by students which include: watching of blue films during and after school hours, night calls and examination malpractices amongst others. All these activities seem to be encouraging students’ indiscipline.
Secondary schools are administered by principals who are accountable to the authorities that appointed them. As principals, they are expected to perform administrative functions including: planning, organizing, supervising, staffing, evaluating, coordinating, leadership and purchasing and maintenance of instructional materials, equipment and facilities. Principals are also expected to manage the school finances and accounts and to maintain staff and student discipline and welfare. The effectiveness of the principals, as administrators of their schools, depends on the extent to which they perform the above administrative functions effectively. Effectiveness is the degree to which an organization (school) achieves a stated objective using available human and material resources. The indicators of administrative effectiveness include high productivity, morale (high motivation) turnover rate of teachers, degree of integration, maximization of individual potentialities, maximum utilization of available resources and value contribution to the society (Uzoigwe, 2023). Furthermore, the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) in 2004, cited by Uzoigwe (2023) also listed indicators of an effectively administered secondary school which include disciplined staff and students, students and teachers staying in school for classes during school hours, drastically reduced examination malpractice, high performance in junior or senior secondary school certificate examinations, exemplary leadership by the principal, clean school environment and parents rush for admission of their children into the schools. It is important that secondary school principals are effective in the discharge of their duties because principals determine to a great extent, the realization of the goals of secondary education.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
The secondary school is an open system that is in constant interaction with the environment. It receives inputs from the external environment, in the form of human and material resources, processes them and empties same into the environment (Okon, Ekaette and Ameh, 2015). These make the administrative functions of the principals really complex. The functions of the principals’ include decision-making, planning, communication influencing, coordinating and evaluation in the areas of curriculum development, instructional supervision, staff and student personnel administration, guidance, finance, community relations, construction and maintenance of facilities and special services (Selwood, 2015; Adeyemi and Olaleye, 2020). Secondary schools in Nigeria have become complex to administer. There are concomitant management demands being exerted on the principal, especially in this Information and Communication Technology (ICT) era. The enormous rise in the number of students in schools as well as the numerous programmes coupled with the complexity of administering a given secondary school has made school principals to handle large volumes of data which they must process quickly (Asiabaka, 2020). This complexity calls for the use of sophisticated equipment and facilities such as ICT for processing data in schools (Adewole, 2016). Studies on the impact of ICT on principals’ administrative effectiveness in secondary schools have been conducted by Oyedami (2015), Al-Sharya (2022), Okon, Ekaette and Ameh (2015), Adewole (2016); Etuclor-Eyo, Kukali, Kawasonga and Rabari (2018), Makewa, Moremo, Positive impact of ICT usage on administrative effectiveness is seen in many areas of school administration notably in student personnel, financial and general administration and instructional supervision.
Specifically, the use of ICT in secondary schools was said to bring about improved communication, improved record preparation and keeping, easier sourcing- of information, effective registration of students for Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, faster analysis of examination results, enhanced financial accountability and easier preparation of budget and financial documents, among other impacts of ICT usage. This goes to show that the use of ICT tools in the administration of secondary schools is imperative for principals and vice principals of schools(Oguta, Egesa and Musiega 2014). It has however been observed that in many government or public secondary schools in Lagos State, ICT tools are hardly available and rarely used to make school administration effective. It is against this background that this study intended to examine the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) and educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State.
1.3 Purpose of the Study
The main objective of this study is to examine the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) and educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State. Other specific objectives are to:
- Determine the extent Information And Communication Technology (ICT) is integrated in educational administration process of Public Secondary Schools In Lagos State.
- Evaluate the influence of ICT usage on the enhancement of educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State.
- Identify the factors affecting the usage of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) for education administration purposes among public secondary schools in Lagos State.
- Proffer practical recommendations to enhance the use of ICT for educational administration among public secondary schools in Lagos State.
1.4 Research Questions
The following research questions were answered in the study:
- What is the extent Information And Communication Technology (ICT) is integrated in educational administration process of Public Secondary Schools In Lagos State?
- What is the influence of ICT usage on the enhancement of educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State?
- What are the factors affecting the usage of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) for education administration purposes among public secondary schools in Lagos State?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
- Ho: The use of ICT has no significant influence on the enhancement of educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State.
- Ha: The use of ICT has a significant influence on the enhancement of educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State.
1.6 Scope of the Study
This study focuses on the the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) and educational administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Lagos State. The study will be delimited to some selected public secondary schools in Alimosho LGA, Lagos State.
1.7 Significance of the Study
This study would be of immense use to school administrators, teachers, bursars/accountants in the public secondary schools in Lagos State. The official in the ministry of Education and its agencies would also benefit. They would be sensitized on the imperative of having a virile computer centre in each school, manned competent hands. They would therefore be compelled to make money available for this purpose.
The principals would recognize the fact that effective school administration cannot be achieved without the usage of ICT in general, and record keeping and communication particular.
The study’s findings and conclusions would provide useful hints to principals and school accountants, on how to keep financial records and to retrieve them when needed. The findings of the study would help the teachers to keep and access students’ academic records as and when due.
1.8 Limitations of the Study
In the course of carrying out this study, the researcher experienced some constraints, which included time constraints, financial constraints, and the attitude of the respondents. However, the researcher were able to manage these just to ensure the success of this study.
Moreover, the case study method utilized in the study posed some challenges to the investigator including the possibility of biases and poor judgment of issues. However, the investigator relied on respect for the general principles of procedures, justice, fairness, objectivity in observation and recording, and weighing of evidence to overcome the challenges.
1.9 Operational Definition of Terms
ICT: Information Communications Technology
Administrative Effectiveness:
The positive response to administrative efforts and actions with. the intention to accomplish stated goals.
Educational Administrators:
These are school principals who are charged with the administrative roles in secondary schools.
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