Institutional factors and teachers’ ict usage in secondary schools. a case of Kajjansi town council, Wakiso district

Abstract

The study aimed at establishing the underlying institutional factors that affect ICT usage by teachers in secondary schools in Kajjansi Town Council, Wakiso District. Specifically the study sought; to establish whether the secondary schools in Kajjansi Town Council have adequate ICT infrastructure; to determine whether the secondary schools have competent ICT staff; and to find out whether the secondary schools have ICT school policies that support. The study used cross-sectional research design that included both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Questionnaire, observation and interview methods were used. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were employed. The quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software and Correlation and regression analysis were generated. Results show that there is a significant relationship between ICT infrastructure and teachers’ ICT usage. ICT Competence of Teachers significantly affect the teacher’s ICT usage. ICT school policies also significantly affect teachers ICT usage. In conclusion, it was established that ICT infrastructure, ICT policies and teachers competence influence teacher ICT usage. ICT infrastructure, like computers, makes it easy for teachers to impart skills to the students. It also gives them morale to practice every time and acquire more skills. Policies for ICT use are also very important as they can influence the of ICT equipment to schools and the learning of ICT by learners. The competency of teacher’s supply is also key in influencing teacher ICT use because it increases their morale to teach students and also practice ICT. The study recommends that the government of Uganda through the line Ministry should supply enough ICT infrastructure to schools for both teachers and students use. The government should set up favorable policies for support the use of ICT in both private and public secondary schools.