Factors Influencing Integration Of Information And Communication Technology In The Management Of Public Secondary Schools In Kitui County, Kenya

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence the

integration of Information and Communication Technology in management of

public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. The study was guided by

the following specific objectives: To determine the extent to which ICT has

been integrated in management of public secondary schools, determine the

influence of principals’ related factors in the integration of ICT in

management of public secondary schools, establish the influence of school

related factors in the integration of ICT in management of public secondary

schools and assess the community based factors that influence the integration

of ICT in management of public secondary schools in Kitui county. A

descriptive survey research design was used in this study. The study was

carried out in 58 public secondary schools in Kitui County that have functional

ICT infrastructure. This study used sample size table as proposed by Krejcie

and Morgan (1970) whereby 58 principals, 58 senior teachers and 266

assistant teachers from schools that have functional ICT infrastructure were

selected. All 16 Sub-county Directors of Education and one County Director

of Education were selected for the study. The researcher used questionnaires

to collect data from principals, senior teachers and assistant teachers while

interview schedule was used to collect data from Sub-county Directors of

Education and the County Director of Education in Kitui County. The

collected data was analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative data

analysis approaches whereby both descriptive and inferential statistics were

used. Descriptive statistics that was used in this study include percentages and

mean. Hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s moment of correlation

coefficient and Pearson’s Chi-square tests for independence. The qualitative

data were presented in the form of narrative and integrated within the

quantitative data. The findings of the study were; 78% of the principals

integrate ICT in school management less frequently; there was a strong

negative correlation r (50) = -0.750, p