Publication: Institutional preparedness for the integration of information communication technology in the management of public secondary schools in Tharaka South, Tharaka Nithi county, Kenya
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2014-08
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Mount Kenya University
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Despite the role Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays in improving service
delivery, its integration in public secondary schools in Kenya has remained low and limited.The
purpose of this study was to investigate institutional preparedness for the integration of information
computer technology in the management of public secondary schoolsin Tharaka South District.
The objectives of this study were: to investigate whether ICT infrastructure affects the integration
of ICT in the management of public secondary school in Tharaka south District, to find out whether
funding affect the integration of ICT in the management of public secondary school in Tharaka
south District, find out whether skills to manage ICT affect the in integration of
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management of public secondary school in Tharaka South District and to whether institutional
policies affect the extent of ICT integration in management of public secondary school in Tharaka
south District. The study will be delimited to public secondary schools in Tharaka South District
in Tharaka-Nithi County and will adopt a descriptive survey research design. The target population
for this study was 243 subjects comprising all 23 principals, 230 teachers. The study employed
purposive, stratified simple random sampling to select a sample of 125 subjects that comprised 10
principals and 115 teachers. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire that was
administered to the principals and, teachers respectively. Data collected using questionnaires was
analyzed using descriptive statistics, namely; frequency counts, percentages and means. Data
generated from the interview was analyzed and discussed thematically. The study has found that
infrastructure, institutional policies, that teacher’ knowledge and skills and funding have a
significance influence on integration of information communication technology in the
management of public secondary schools in Tharaka south district in Tharaka Nithi County.
However, there is need for further study to investigate the attitudes of the teachers and the
motivation of the students; and a review of the relationship between the government policies and
those of the institutions to establish how complimenting they are in integration of information
communication technology in the management of public secondary schools
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