GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

Abstract The study assessed the utilization of available information and communication technology (ICT) as a correlate of principals’ management and administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Ikot Ekpene Education zone, Akwa Ibom State. Two purposes of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were raised. Correlational research design was adopted. The population comprised 86 principals and 2008 teachers. A sample of 69 principals and 602 teachers participated in the study. Multistage sampling technique was used to draw the sample. Two instruments titled “ICT Availability and Utilization Questionnaire (ICTAUQ)” and “Principals’ Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (PAEQ)” were used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts from College of Education, MOUAU. Reliabilities of the instruments were established using Cronbach Alpha reliability method, and ICTAUQ yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.85, while PAEQ) yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.81. Data from 69 completed copies of ICTAUQ and 602 completed copies of the PAEQ were used for analysis. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the Research Questions while the hypotheses were tested using Linear regression analysis and multiple regression .05 alpha level. Results showed that utilization of the available computer spreadsheet in data management significantly correlates with the principals’ administrative effectiveness. The utilization of the available ICT predict 60% of the principals’ effectiveness in areas of communication, computation of result and data management in public secondary schools in Ikot Ekpene Education Zone of Akwa Ibom State. The finding implies that the use of ICT in areas of communication, as well as computation of results and for data management exert very high influence on principals’ effectiveness in public secondary schools It was recommended that the government should give in-service training to serving principals on effective utilization of ICT facilities to assist them on effective school administration. Keywords: Data management, Communication, Computation, ICT, Utilization