AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF E-READINESS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN NIGERIA

Information and communications Technology (ICT) has become a tool in today’s knowledge-driven economy globalization and development in many nations. Various forms of ICTs are applied in several sectors including education to enhance productivity and skills development. This paper focuses on determining the e-readiness of secondary school teachers in Nigeria by exploring the level of diffusion, extent of availability of necessary ICT infrastructures in secondary schools, and the level of their usage by teachers. To achieve this, research questionnaires were used to collect data from a population of 574 teachers from 46 secondary schools in the southern part of Nigeria. The research revealed a lack of ICT tools in most of the secondary schools in the region, and a low-level computer literacy among teachers ― an indication of a gap between the National Policy on Computer Education and its implementation. The paper concludes that provision of infrastructures without developing the manpower to use them would be a futile effort. It therefore recommends full implementation of the National Policy on Computer Education and that of the mission of the SchoolNet initiative by assurance of the provision of ICT tools in secondary schools, as well as the training of the teachers to use the tools to enhance the development of the teachers and the learners