The integration of ICT in the management of senior high schools in Wa Municipality

Abstract

The purpose of this dissertation is to assess the level of ICT integration in the management of SHS. The study focused on the level of access and availability of ICT tools in senior high schools for management purposes. The research also sought to study the views of teachers and school heads on the usefulness of ICT in senior high school management as well as factors that influence its integration. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design that incorporated a mixed method approach. Respondents included teachers, headmasters and students from senior high schools in the Wa municipality who were selected using stratified and purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires were used in the collection of primary data. The study found that ICT was not extensively used in management of the schools. The study further established that senior high schools in Wa Municipality mostly concentrated on using ICT in teaching and learning and not for management purposes. The study concluded that ICT was not highly upheld in Senior High Schools for management purposes and that the headmasters have been sluggish in its implementation causing its integration for management purposes to slow down. The study recommends that the stakeholders in senior high schools should embrace the use of ICT not only in teaching and learning but also for management functions.