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Availability and Utilization of ICT in Secondary Schools in Rivers State

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  • THANKGOD James Nwuke

    (Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • INNOCENT Onyelachika Ucheju

    (Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria)

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The study examined availability and utilization of ICT in Secondary Schools in Rivers State. The study adopted the descriptive research design. Three research questions guided the study, while three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised of all the 455 secondary schools both public and private schools in Rivers State. The sample size of the study was 136 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 10 schools using 30% of the study. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha method. The overall reliability was 0.73 indexes. The availability and utilization of Information and Communication Technology Questionnaire. (AUICTQ) was used for data collection. Data were collected through the researcher with the help of two research assistants. Means, standard deviation and rank order were used to answer the research questions, while Z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that the extents of ICT accessibility are not available in secondary schools in Rivers State.

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  • THANKGOD James Nwuke & INNOCENT Onyelachika Ucheju, 2021. "Availability and Utilization of ICT in Secondary Schools in Rivers State," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(2), pages 243-250, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:2:p:243-250
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