Effectiveness of Information Communication Technology Use in Enhancing Quality Management in Public Secondary Schools in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Abstract

This paper was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effectiveness of ICT in enhancing quality of financial Management in public Secondary Schools in Uasin Gishu County; to assess the effectiveness of ICT in enhancing quality record keeping in public secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County and to assess the effectiveness of ICT in enhancing effective communication in public secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County. There are 138 public secondary schools from which a sample was drawn. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling and purposive sampling. Descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The study concludes, that ICT has not been fully incorporated in public secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County. Therefore, there is need for schools to install computers, train the teachers and students on computer use and explore deeper on this pertinent issue. The study recommends that there is need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders (including teachers, parents, educational officers and other government officials) to make use of computers in order to run the schools better. Also, the school administrators should develop, implement and regularly review, in consultation with the school community and governing council, a school code which is consistent with ICT policies in education. The Ministry of Education should allocate funds for ICT assessments conducted for classrooms by introducing the concept of learning circles and projects base learning in educational management in primary, secondary, TTC and universities.