ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS TO ICT USAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IN AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE

Dr. Helen Chibuogwu Enwezor; Nwajioha Chijioke Godfrey

doi:10.5281/zenodo.13928943

Dr. Helen Chibuogwu Enwezor Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus
Nwajioha Chijioke Godfrey Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13928943

Keywords: Attitudes, Teachers, ICT Usage, School Management, Self-Efficacy, Willingness

Abstract

The study examined attitudes of teachers to ICT usage in secondary school management in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 604 teachers (60 males and 544 females) from the 19 public secondary schools in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. All the 604 teachers were used for the study due to relatively manageable size of the population. A researcher-developed instrument titled “Attitudes of Teachers to Information and Communication Technology Usage in School Management Questionnaire (ATICTUSMQ)” was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts from Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus. The internal consistency of the instruments was determined using Cronbach Alpha which yielded reliability value of 0.79. The instruments were administered by the researcher with the help of three research assistants who are secondary school teachers in Anambra State. A total of 604 copies of the questionnaires were distributed and 593 were properly filled and successfully retrieved indicating 98% return rate. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that teachers have high self-efficacy and willingness to ICT usage in secondary school management in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Ministry of Education should develop policy that is geared towards improving self-efficacy of teachers to ICT usage in school management.

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