An investigation of contextual factors for the adoption of ICT by headteachers of Basic Schools

Abstract

This quantitative study was carried out to find out how contextual factors relate to ICT adoption for school administration by headteachers of basic schools. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design, and used the census sampling technique to collect data from 69 participants, and analyzed using multiple linear regression, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as independent samples t-test. The study found that attitude, perceived usefulness, access and availability of ICT tools, training and technical support, as well as motivation and incentives were the major contextual factors that relate to headteachers’ adoption of ICT for school administration. Also, the study revealed that the perceived impact of ICT adoption on school administration related to enhanced access to information, improved efficiency in decision-making, as well as enhanced productivity. Furthermore, the study showed that there was no significant difference in the readiness to adopt ICT among headteachers of private schools and those in public schools (p=0.895). It was recommended that headteachers should be given the necessary training and support, as well as motivation and incentives, in order to concretize the adoption of ICT for school administration.