Published Article

ABSTRACT
The study sought to assess the Gender and Area of Specialization as Correlates of Principals’
Application of ICT in Secondary School Administration in Akwa Ibom State. The research design
used for this study was ex-post facto. The research area for this study was in Akwa Ibom State.
The population of this study comprised 213 Principals and 629 Vice-Principals in Akwa Ibom
State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 535 respondents as the sample size.
The main instrument used for this study was a Questionnaire titled “Principals’ Application of
ICT in Secondary School Administration (PAISSAQ) Questionnaire”. Cronbach Alpha technique
was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient
obtained was 0.84 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
independent t-test analysis and one-ways analysis of variance. The test for significance was done
at 0.05 alpha levels. The study reveals that the result of the study revealed that there are
inadequate ICT facilities in the college which institutional administrators can be used to perform
different administrative purposes effectively. Also, the findings showed that the level of ICT
usage of the institutional administrators for administrative purposes is very low. It was
concluded that there is significant difference in principals’ application of ICT in Secondary
School administration based on gender, also that there is significant difference in principals’
application of ICT in Secondary School administration based on area of specialization. One of
the recommendation was that Needs for assessment should be carried out to facilitate
development and deployment of ICT in secondary schools.
KEYWORDS: Gender, Area of Specialization, Principals’ Application of ICT, Secondary
School Administration