Impact of Educational Technology on the Management of Communication in Public Secondary Schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State

Aliyu Bilkisu Bashir

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The study examined the impact of educational technology on the management of communication in public secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. This objective was transcribed into research questions and hypothesis respectively. The study employed the use of survey research design. The target population of the study was made up of 1183 teachers, 46 principals and 12 education officials from Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. A sample size of 237 teachers, 9 principals and 2 education officials were sampled, making the total of 248 respondents used in the study. The instrument titled “Educational Technology and School Management Questionnaire (ETSMQ)” was used for data collection in the study. The instrument was pilot tested and reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. The data collected in the study was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while Kruskal-Wallis statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that educational technology enrich the effective management of communication in public secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. The study recommends among others that the Kaduna State government should ensure that technology is available in all schools in the state by collaborating with other stakeholders to ease the management of instructional work in secondary schools. The school managers should be provided with staff development in-service courses, especially, such as training in technology management programmes, technological communication and others.


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