Utilization of Information and Communication Technology in Management of Public Secondary Schools in
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Date
2020
Authors
Mulinge, Koki Salome
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
In the twenty first century, technology use has had huge impact in every sphere of
life. Information and Communication Technology has been used enormously in
school administration as an aid in data control. With high level of investment in
Information and Communication Technology, still there is limited integration of
Information and Communication Technology in school management. The purpose
of this study was to investigate the utilization of Information and Communication
Technology in management of public secondary schools in Machakos Sub-County,
Kenya. Specific objectives were: to establish the extent to which Information and
Communication Technology is used in curriculum and instruction in management of
public secondary schools in Machakos Sub-County, to identify how Information and
Communication Technology is used in supervision of personnel in management of
public secondary schools, to find out ways in which Information and
Communication Technology is used in financial control in management of public
secondary schools in Machakos Sub-County. The study would be of significance to
the Ministry of Education in coming up with relevant educational policies on
management of schools. It would also be significant to Kenya Educational
Management Institute in training Principals on the use of Information and
Communication Technology in school management. Technology acceptance Model
by Fred Davis (1985) guided this study. Data was analyzed qualitatively and
quantitatively. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics assisted by
SPSS. Quantitative data were presented in tables, percentages, and graphs
Qualitative data were organized into themes according to study objectives and
described using words and analyzed was presented in form of tables and graphs.
Quantitative data was displayed first, and qualitative data were collaborated. The
study was carried out in public secondary schools in Machakos Sub-County. The
study targeted 45 public secondary schools, 45 principals and 513 teachers.
Stratified sampling was used to categorize schools into 3 strata. Simple random
sampling was used to sample 2 girls’, 2 boys’ and 7 mixed schools totaling to 11
schools. Systematic sampling was used to sample 7 mixed schools out of the 35
mixed schools. Thus, from the 11 sampled schools, principals became automatic
respondents of the study. From the 11 schools, teachers were sampled using simple
random sampling. Interview guides were used to collect data from principals while
questionnaires were administered to teachers. One secondary school, one principal
and one teacher were chosen for pilot study. The main findings of this study
indicated that ICT use in curriculum and instruction for effective school
management was minimal. Schools rarely use ICT in personnel management. Most
schools do not use time attendance software to supervise teachers and majority of
schools do not use biometric sign-in system to monitor students. Majority of
teachers lack skills on ICT especially on NEMIS use. Most teachers are not aware
of how ICT can be used in management of school finances. The study recommends
more teacher in-service training on utilization of ICT in schools, government to
create more incentives on use of ICT, school administration to purchase more
computers to enable teachers have more accessibility.
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the School of Education
in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award
of Masters Degree in Educational Management
Keywords
Information and Communication Technology, Public Secondary Schools, Machakos County, Kenya