DIGITIZATION IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the digitization of education system for effective management of public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. Two research questions and two hypotheses were used for the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 933 principals comprising 1 principal, 1 vice-principal academic, and 1 vice-principal administration, from 311 public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample size of 280 consisting of 110 males and 170 females was drawn using the Taro Yamane formula. The instrument for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire titled, Digitization in Education System for Effective Management of Senior Public Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Questionnaire, the validated instrument yielded reliability indices of 0.76 and 0.72 respectively using the Cronbach Alpha method. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question, while the hypotheses were tested using the z-test statistical tool at a 0.05 level of significance. The finding revealed that Communication and School Records digitization enhanced the management of public senior secondary Schools in River State. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended among others that, the government should encourage in-service training and development for principals on the use of technology for Communication and Record storage for the effective management of public senior secondary schools in Rivers State.