Extent of Information and Communication Technology Integration in Public Secondary Schools in Two Local Government Areas of Anambra State
Abstract
The study on the extent of information and communication technology integration was carried out in fifteen public secondary schools in both Nnewi North and Ekwusigo Local Government Areas of Anambra State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was fifteen public secondary schools in the two Local Government Areas under study, thus no sampling technique was adopted as the entire population was studied. A checklist, interview, and questionnaire were instruments adopted for data collection of the study. Data generated in the study were analyzed with descriptive statistics using tables, percentages, and arithmetic mean. Findings from the study showed that the extent of ICT resources provision in most of the schools was low and the available ones in the schools were not kept in the school libraries, the extent of ICT resources used for services was low, the teachers in charge possess the necessary ICT skills to a high extent, but are not qualified school librarians. Several challenges such as insufficient ICT infrastructure, lack of proper security, and absence of qualified school librarians were highlighted and strategies such as fencing of the unfenced schools, and deployment of security men to the schools were proffered. Major recommendations made are that effort should be made by the government to complete the ICT agenda in all the schools through the provision of the remaining ICT resources, employment and posting of qualified school librarians to manage the school libraries, and the deployment of security men to the schools to remove fear of burglary.