Assessment and Prospective Application of Information and Communication Technology Usage among Secondary School Teachers in Enugu Urban, Nigeria

Abstract

Aims: To assess the secondary school teachers’ usage of ICT in Enugu Urban, Nigeria. Study Design: Descriptive survey design (Questionnaire). Place and Duration of Study: Department of Education, Institute of Ecumenical Education Thinkers Corner, Enugu, Nigeria, between April 2011 and December 2011. Methodology: 253 teachers were randomly selected from 40 public secondary schools in Enugu Urban, Nigeria. Assessments were made on ICT facilities available to teachers, adequacy level of exposure to these ICT facilities, perceived benefits and challenges facing ICT usage and adoption among teachers. Results: It showed that most of the ICTs were not available in schools and the teachers were not too well exposed to ICT facilities. The study also x-rayed the teachers’ perceived benefits to ICT usage and challenges facing ICT usage in secondary schools. Conclusion: It was recommended among others that there should be: inclusion of ICT programmes at various teachers educational institutions, provision of functional and adequate ICT facilities in schools by school administrators, proper funding of education by the government, provision and improvement of infrastructures especially electricity and finally establishment of ICT crash programmes for teachers and subsequent update.