The Use of ICT and Communication Effectiveness among Secondary School Administrators

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ABSTRACT: Humanity is currently in an electronic age which is characterized by bridging the gap between distance and time, giving way to information revolution built around information and communication . Therefore, this study obtained data from 396 secondary school administrators through the Administrators’ Use of ICT Questionnaire (AUIQ) and Administrators’ Communication Questionnaire (ACQ) to investigate how the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) predicts communication effectiveness among secondary school administrators in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The findings were that the extent of administrators’ use of ICT and the extent of administrators’ effectiveness in communication are high; there is a significant positive relationship between administrators’ use of ICT and administrators’ effectiveness in communication; the effectiveness of secondary school administrators in communication is significantly predicted by the use of ICT. Based on the findings, conclusions were drawn and recommendations made that Government should make ICT tools available in all secondary schools for the administrators; workshops on the use of ICT should be organized from time to time by the Governments and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) for school administrators who are not yet ICT literate; and skilled man-power should be employed to teach those administrators who are still illiterate in this regard by NGOs, the government, and individuals. KEY WORDS : Use of ICT, communication effectiveness, secondary school administrators; and skilled man-power in Nigeria. About the Authors: Dr. Eno Etudor-Eyo and Dr. Ime Effiong Emah are Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education UOU (University of Uyo), Nigeria; and Mrs. Helen Anthony Ante is a Researcher at the Ministry of Education, Akwa Ibom State, Uyo, Nigeria. They can be reached at: enoetudor@gmail.com , i.emah001@yahoo.com , and adiahamkara@yahoo.com How to cite this article? Etudor-Eyo, Eno, Ime Effiong Emah & Helen Anthony Ante. (2012). “The Use of ICT and Communication Effectiveness among Secondary School Administrators” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies , Vol.4(2) February, pp.125-136. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI in Bandung, West Java; and FKIP UMP in Purwokerto, Central Java, ISSN 1979-7877. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (December 7, 2011); Revised (January 10, 2012); and Published (February 17, 2012).