PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ON THE ROLE OF ICT IN MANAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN ADAMAWA STATE
Bulama, K.H., Cyril, U.M., Shambirna’ah, G., & Yerima, Z.M.
Department of Technology Education
School of Technology and Science Education
Modibbo Adama University of Technolgy (MAUTECH) Yola
Email: gpsh08@yahoo.com
Abstract
The main purpose of the study is to investigate the perception of school administrators on the role of ICT in management of technical colleges in Adamawa State. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 42 school administrators and managers of technical colleges. There was no sampling for the study because the population was manageable. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire of 46 items. The instrument was based on Likert-type scale of strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (UD), Disagree (D) and strongly Disagree (SD). The instrument was validated by two specialists in Technology Education Department, Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) Yola. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using the test-retest techniques; which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained using the Pearson product moment correlation formula. The instrument was administered to school administrators and managers of the three state owned technical colleges and collected back by the researcher and research assistants after completion. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the data for the study. The findings of the study revealed that Adamawa State technical colleges require adequate ICT facilities as identified in the study for effective administration and management, ICT plays major role in administration and management and there are benefits of using ICT in administration and management of technical colleges. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made: – Adamawa State government should provide state owned technical colleges with available ICT facilities, and secondly, school administrators should integrate few ICT facilities in administration and management of Technical Colleges in Adamawa State.
