Teacher characteristics and the Use of ICT in Rural Secondary Schools in Bwera Sub County, Kasese District, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMasudi Kule, Ashirafu
dc.contributor.authorMugizi, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorAmpeire, Kariisa Henry
dc.contributor.authorTuriabe, Victor
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-16T17:01:35Z
dc.date.available2023-09-16T17:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationship between teachers’ characteristics and their use of ICT in teaching in rural secondary schools located in Bwera Sub County, Kasese District of Uganda. Bwera Sub County is a hard-to-reach rural area in western Uganda. Specifically, the study examined whether teacher characteristics, namely, teachers perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and teacher ICT competence, influenced teachers’ use of ICT in teaching with the secondary schools. Using the correlational research design, data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire on a sample of 127 school teachers. Descriptive results revealed that teachers rated their use of ICT and perceived competence as poor, rated ICT's usefulness as good, and their use of ICT as fair. Regression analysis revealed that perceived usefulness, ease of use, and ICT competence had a positive and significant influence on ICT use in teaching and learning. It was concluded that perceived usefulness is a prerequisite for teachers’ use of ICT, perceived ease of use is imperative for the use of ICT, and competence are essential for the use of ICT. Therefore, it was recommended that in rural secondary schools, the Ministry of Education and headteachers should provide awareness training to teachers about the usefulness of IC, train teachers to use ICT, and develop their ICT competences.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKule, A. M., Wilson, M., Ampeire, K. H., & Turiabe, V. (2021). Teacher characteristics and the Use of ICT in Rural Secondary Schools of Bwera Sub County, Kasese District, Uganda. Interdisciplinary Journal of Rural and Community Studies, 3(2), 30-40. https://doi.org/10.51986/ijrcs-2021.vol3.02.04en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.51986/ijrcs-2021.vol3.02.04
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9240
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInterdisciplinary Journal of Rural and Community Studiesen_US
dc.subjectRuralityen_US
dc.subjectTeacher Characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectPerceived usefulnessen_US
dc.subjectPerceived easeen_US
dc.subjectTeachers ICT competenceen_US
dc.titleTeacher characteristics and the Use of ICT in Rural Secondary Schools in Bwera Sub County, Kasese District, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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