Abstract: The general objective of this research was to examine the institutional factors influencing ICT integration in public secondary schools in Wajir County. The study specific objectives included; to determine the influence of financial resources; institution facilities; teachers training and the influence of teaching and learning resources on ICT integration in public secondary schools in Wajir County. The study adopted a descriptive research design and the study population comprised of 340 board members and teachers from 17 public secondary schools in Wajir County. The study applied a stratified random sampling technique to select a total of 102 (30%) teachers’ respondents as the sample size. The main data collection instruments were the questionnaires containing both open ended and close ended questions with the quantitative section of the instrument utilizing both a nominal and a Likert-type scale format. Descriptive statistics data analysis method was applied to analyze data aided by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to compute responses frequencies, percentage mean and standard deviation results. The study found out that institutional factors notably; financial resources; institution facilities; teachers training and teaching and learning resources were the major institutional factors that influenced ICT integration in public secondary schools in Wajir County. The study recommends that the government through the ministry of education should provide more financial resources to the public secondary schools in Wajir County. The school management should also implement effective financial management and procurement management strategies to ensure accountability and transparency in utilization of funds on ICT integration activities.
Title: INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ICT INTEGRATION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WAJIR COUNTY KENYA
Author: LUDFIYA MOHAMED HAJI, DR. SAMSON NYANG’AU PAUL
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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