The impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration in education in the six (6) NEPAD E-schools in Kenya
Abstract
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become common place entities
in all aspects of life. Across the past twenty years the use of lCT has fundamentally
changed the practices and procedures of nearly all forms of endeavour within business
and governance. Within education, lCT has begun to have a presence but the impact has
not been as extensive as in other fields.
In this study, the researcher sought to find out how the use of fC'I' in education lends
itself to more student-centered learning settings. The study seeks to determine the various
impacts of lCT on contemporary secondary education in Kenya as well as potential
challenges.
The study was conducted through survey method. The researcher sought permission from
the Ministry of Education in Kenya to collect research data from the sampled schools
since all of them were public secondary schools. The researcher constructed
questionnaires which were used to collect data from various respondents in the sampled
Nepad e-schools in Kenya.
The researcher used three categories of respondents in each school namely;. the
administrators, the teachers and the students. The completed questionnaires were then
coded, entered into the computer using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS)
and then analysed.
The study revealed that both students and teachers have developed a positive attitude
towards the use ICTs and related accessories in the teaching/learning process. This was
reflected by the frequency of use of the facilities and the interest as indicated by the
respondents. The study also found out that the schools under study were already using
educational management software for various processes undertaken in the schools.
The study also revealed some challenges faced by the schools. Notable challenges
included lack of funding to support the purchase of t}le technology to improve access,
lack of training among teachers to adopt lCT as teaching tools and lack suitable e-content
for various subjects.
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
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