ICT Adoption Readiness and ICT Policy Implementation in Secondary Schools in Mayuge District, Uganda
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Date
2021
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American Journal of Educational Research
Abstract
This study explored the levels of and relationship between ICT adoption readiness and ICT policy
implementation in Secondary Schools in Mayuge District. The objectives included determining the level of ICT
adoption readiness, establishing the level of ICT policy implementation and examining the relationship between ICT
adoption readiness and ICT policy implementation. A cross-sectional survey research design employing both
quantitative and qualitative approaches was used. A sample of 232 teachers was selected from both private and
public secondary schools using simple random sampling technique to participate in the study. Three District
Inspectors of Schools (DIS) selected purposively also participated in the study. A questionnaire containing closed
ended questions was used to collect quantitative data from the teachers, while an interview guide was used to obtain
qualitative responses from the DIS. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics: frequencies,
percentages, means and standard deviations, while the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.
The results revealed a moderate overall level of ICT adoption readiness (M = 42.19, SD = 10.10), a moderate overall
level of ICT policy implementation (M = 85.11, SD = 9.88), and a significant moderate positive relationship (r = .50,
p < .01) between ICT adoption readiness and ICT policy implementation. From the results it was concluded that
secondary schools in Mayuge District were in the early stages of domestication of ICT and ICT policy
implementation. It was recommended that concerted effort be directed towards improving schools’ ICT adoption
readiness in order to improve ICT policy implementation.
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Information, Communication, Technology, Adoption, Readiness, Policy, Implementation
Citation
Mukhula, G. J., Manyiraho, D., Atibuni, D. Z., & Olema, D. K. (2021). ICT Adoption Readiness and ICT Policy Implementation in Secondary Schools in Mayuge District, Uganda. American Journal of Educational Research, 9(8), 479-487. DOI:10.12691/education-9-8-3