Browsing by Author "Nchunge, David Mbabu"

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Assessment of ICT Infrastructure on ICT Adoption in Educational Institutions
(2013-06) Nchunge, David Mbabu; Sakwa, M.; Mwangi, W.
Globalization and liberalization have facilitated intensive business competition which in turn has increased the need for adoption of new technologies to increase the efficiency in service delivery. ICT has wide application in public services: in administration, in the educational system, in the health care sector, and in transportation. This study however focused on education sector specifically in secondary schools in Kiambu county in Kenya. Despite ICT efficiency, potential and seamless role in improving productivity and knowledge transfer in social, economic and political pillars of development, it’s adoption in High schools in Kenya has remained low and limited. The study adopted a descriptive research design approach and targeted all the public and private High schools in Thika district in Kiambu county in Kenya. The findings shows a positive association between the pace of ICT adoption and high infrastructure costs, pace of ICT adoption and inadequate internet connectivity, pace of ICT adoption and absence of clear policy guidelines in public and private High schools in Thika District leading to low ICT usage causing delay of actual technology integration in schools. This study suggests and recommends that; Basic infrastructure acquisition and support guidelines be availed to schools. Equally the School ICT infrastructure be tax waived or zero rated to address costs of ICT facilities and connectivity to enhance the ICT adoption and improve quality of services and knowledge dissemination through ICT diffusion in High schools and athwart the entire education sector.
User’s perception on ICT adoption in High schools
(2012) Nchunge, David Mbabu; Sakwa, M.; Mwangi, W.
Information Communication Technology (ICT) plays a crucial role in the effectiveness, efficiency and service delivery of any institution. ICT has also been credited with the potential to integrate world economies thus demolishing the barriers created by time and distance. However, despite its role in improving service delivery, it adoption in secondary schools in Kenya has remained low and limited. The study adopted a descriptive research design approach and targeted all the public and private secondary schools in Thika district in Kenya. The findings shows that the pace of ICT adoption in both public and private secondary schools in Kenya is very slow, as characterized by: user complexity perception, inadequate IT literacy, lack of psychological and technical readiness and insufficient policy guidelines. The paper concludes that inadequate technical and psychological preparedness has belated perception change which has hampered technology acceptance and use in secondary schools. This study recommends that; Psychological and technical skill readiness of teachers needs to be addressed through increasing investment in ICT facilities, resources and training so as to reverse the slow rate of ICT adoption trend and improve the pace of diffusion in secondary schools.