CHALLENGES OF ELECTRONIC RECORD KEEPING IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EBONYI STATE

Abstract

This study investigated challenges of Electronic Record keeping in public Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State. The purpose of the study is to find out challenges of Electronic Record keeping in public Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State... Such challenges includes lack of steady and constant powere supply on electronic record keeping, poor knowledge of ICT on the part of teachers and Administrators, lack of requisite tools or facilities for keeping records and maintaining records electronically in public schools., etc... Five research questions guided the study and Two null hypotheses was tested at 0.05 level
of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 3,266 tutorial staff and principals of 223 Government owned Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State. 600 teachers and principals were sampled for the study through simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire titled “Challenges of Electronic Record Keeping Questionnaire” (CERKQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by six experts in the department of Educational Foundations as well as Science Education department. It was trial tested to 30 respondents not included to the main sample of the study in Imo State to determine the reliability using Cronbach Alpha of 0.95. Mean and Standard Deviation was used to answer the research questions while the t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study indicated that 1 Teachers and principals find it difficult to keep record electronically due to absence of power supply thus making it possible to resort to Manuel record keeping practice .2. Poor knowledge of ICT on the part of teachers and school administrators are responsible for not adopting E-record keeping in Ebonyi state as a result, modern technology is yet to be practiced in the school system in Ebonyi State. 3. Non identification of other factors by teachers and principals was assumed to be responsible for non-use of digital platforms in
keeping records in public secondary schools in Ebonyi State Based on this, it is recommended that, government through her relevant agencies should devour to make power supply regular so as enable teachers and school Administrators adopt e-electronic record keeping in the system. Those staff dealing with records in school system should always be trained and retrained to enable them have adequate knowledge of ICT as this will make them efficient in handling e-record keeping. Government should provide enough ICT equipments to enable workers in the school system be practicing e-electronic record keeping without hitch.