GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper was to assess the roles of ICT in the effective storage and retrieval of school administrative documents in public primary schools in Imo and Akwa Ibom States. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of all school administrators in public primary schools in Imo and Akwa Ibom States. A stratified sampling technique was used to select 50 head teachers and 50 deputy head teachers from Imo State and Akwa Ibom State. This gave a total of 100 head teachers and 100 deputy head teachers, making 200 respondents, which constituted the sample size used for the study. The instrument used in this study for data collection was a questionnaire titled "ICT and School Administrative Document Questionnaire (ICTSADQ)." Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in testing, measurement, and evaluation to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study under consideration. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.80, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive analysis to answer the research questions while performing regression analysis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that ICT has become an essential part of our everyday lives. Accordingly, this integration in school improvement is not only for the purpose of teaching and learning but also for educational management use, and it has become one of the most effective factors in school improvement. It also plays a vital role in improving the functional effectiveness of the school system. Finally, the study concluded that there is a significant influence of ICT utilization on the storage and retrieval of school administrative documents in public primary schools in Imo State and Akwa Ibom State. One of the recommendations made in the study was that for primary schools to benefit from ICT adoption in the storage and retrieval of documents, school administrators should provide needed infrastructure and hire skilled ICT personnel to carry out the task.

KEYWORDS:     ICT, Storage, Retrieval, Primary School, Imo State and Akwa Ibom State.