Barriers to effective adoption of ICT in educational• management in public primary schools in Westlands district; Nairobi county, Kenya
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2014-07-25
Authors
Kimotho, Elizabeth Wairimu
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Abstract
ICT refers to a range of technological tools and resources used to communicate, create,
disseminate, store and manage information. Technologies include com-puters; internet and
broadcasting technologies such as a radio, television set, telephones, CDs and DVDs. The test of
an Education system is whether it fulfils its core purpose of equipping young people with the
skills they need to develop and secure a livelihood and participate in social, economic and
political life.ICT use in education impacts on curriculum development, assessment and in the
teacher training sector so that they can respond to an ever-changing technological and digital
landscape.ICT should be used to support and enhance the attainment of curriculum objectives
and engage pupils in meaningful learning using new tools to help them master key concepts and
skills emended in science, social studies, art and other curriculum activities.ICT promotes
learner centered learning, maintains the quality of teaching while cutting down on teaching time
and makes learning more interesting. It also enhances quick, safe and effective ways of storing
and managing data by the administrators and class teachers in relation to enrolments, finances as
well as other educational assets. The purpose of the study is to establish the barriers to effective
adoption of ICT in educational management in primary schools. In Westlands District, the
objectives of the study are to establish the teacher's training levels in ICT, infrastructure and
facilities available for ICT application in education, the Head teachers and teacher's attitude
towards ICT adoption in education and to establish whether schools have put up measures to
address issues related to security and maintenance of infrastructure. The study is based on the
constructivist theory which states that people construct their own understanding and knowledge
of the world through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. The study reviews
as literature in ICT adoption in Educational Management globally, in Africa, regionally and in
Kenya .The study will adopt a descriptive survey design. It will be carried out in Westland's
District in Nairobi County. The study population comprises of 27 primary schools. The sample
size will comprise of 15 selected schools. The researcher will use stratified and purposive
sampling to select five teachers in each of the selected schools giving a total of 75 class teachers
and 15 head teachers to participate in the study. The researcher will use an observation checklist
as well as administer questionnaires to head teachers and class teachers to collect data on the
sampled respondents. The data collected will be analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social
Science.