Intergration Levels of Information Communication Technology in Management Processes in Secondary Schools; A Case of Kangundo District, Machakos County, Kenya

Abstract

The heads of secondary schools have many managerial tasks to undertake. Information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the innovations school administrators are utilizing to make transformation in school management. Use of ICTs in management increases management efficiency. The study was designed to investigate the integration levels of ICT in managerial processes in Secondary Schools in Kangundo district. The study aimed at establishing the extent to which Secondary schools use ICT and whether the same is affected by certain factors. The research design adopted in the study is descriptive survey. The target population was all the 53 Secondary schools in the district. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 44 schools to act as research sites. The head teachers of the 44 schools formed the sample for the study. The study was based on systems theory. As adapted in this study, the system’s theory holds that management actions influence the internal efficiency of a school. The research instruments used to collect data were questionnaires. The data was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitative analysis involved narratives and comparisons while quantitative analysis comprised of the descriptive statistics: frequency distribution tables, means, modes and percentages. The study found that majority of the schools in Kangundo district had no ICT capacity and also had not in cooperated ICT in management processes. The study findings are expected to be of benefit to school managers and policy makers; in that they can contribute to an improvement in management efficiency. The study recommended that there was need for the Ministry of Education to sensitise school managers on ICT use as a management tool and also that the teacher training curriculum in universities and teacher training colleges should include units on ICT and how it can be employed in classroom teaching and school management as an emerging issue.