Impact Of Information And Communication Technology On Management Of University Education In South West Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined the impact ICT on management of university Education in south west Nigeria. It adopted descriptive survey type. The population of the study consisted of 350 academic staff holding administrative positions in the 10 public universities in the Southwest Nigeria out of which 210 samples were drawn through purposive, proportional and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used was questionnaire tagged: ICT and Management of University Education Questionnaire (ICTMUEQ). Three general questions were raised and analyzed descriptively. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested using Pearson Product Correlation Co-efficient. The findings revealed that ICT were used in the management of University Education system, there were problems confronting University Education through the use of ICT and there was significant difference in the utilization of ICT between the Federal and State Universities. Therefore, efforts should be made to foster the availability of ICT facilities in all Nigerian Universities and other tertiary institutions in the country.