Information Communication Technology Integration in School Systems and Management of Secondary Schools in Nakawa Division, Uganda

Faridah Lutalo and Ssali Muhammadi Bisaso

ABSTRACT


Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of information communication technology integration in school systems on the management of secondary schools in Nakawa Division. The study was guided by three specific objectives aimed at examining the effect of ICT integration in school systems on 1) managerial communication 2) financial management and 3) supervision and monitoring in secondary schools in Nakawa Division. These were followed by consistent research questions. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design with a quantitative approach. The target population of the study was composed of 220 teachers spread across five (5) government aided secondary schools with a final sample of 195 teachers selected using a simple random sampling realized through a fish-bowl technique. A self-designed closed-ended questionnaire was administered to collect data. The CVI obtained for the instrument was 0.87 and a reliability index of .818 Cronbach alpha coefficient premised on 20 items. Data was analysed using frequencies, percentages and tables. Meanwhile, a simple regression analysis was adopted to establish the effect of ICT integration in school systems on management of secondary schools. Findings indicate that ICT usage in school systems had a very strong significant effect on managerial communication (ß = 0.380, p< 0.05), financial management (ß = 0.560, p< 0.05) and supervision and monitoring (ß = 0.411, p< 0.05). In view of the findings, the study concludes that ICT offers a flexible and more simplified approach to task accomplishment in management of secondary schools. The study thus recommends that schools ought to improve on the timing of communication of urgent school matters to the community and school heads need to find ways of installing security and alert systems in schools as well as utilizing them efficiently. Further research is proposed on ICT integration and other management functions, focus on other school personnel as well as a purely qualitative study.
Keywords: Information Technology, ICT Integration, management, managerial communication, financial management, supervision and monitoring