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Analyzing the Challenges Basic School Teachers Face in Integrating Information and Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning Activities in a Developing Country
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: Received: 7 December 2023 / Approved: 9 December 2023 / Online: 11 December 2023 (06:38:14 CET)
How to cite:
Nettey, J.N.A.; Mensah, R.O.; Sanaa Brobbey, S. Analyzing the Challenges Basic School Teachers Face in Integrating Information and Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning Activities in a Developing Country. Preprints2023, 2023120650. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0650.v1
Nettey, J.N.A.; Mensah, R.O.; Sanaa Brobbey, S. Analyzing the Challenges Basic School Teachers Face in Integrating Information and Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning Activities in a Developing Country. Preprints 2023, 2023120650. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0650.v1
Nettey, J.N.A.; Mensah, R.O.; Sanaa Brobbey, S. Analyzing the Challenges Basic School Teachers Face in Integrating Information and Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning Activities in a Developing Country. Preprints2023, 2023120650. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0650.v1
APA Style
Nettey, J.N.A., Mensah, R.O., & Sanaa Brobbey, S. (2023). Analyzing the Challenges Basic School Teachers Face in Integrating Information and Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning Activities in a Developing Country. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0650.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Nettey, J.N.A., Ronald Osei Mensah and Samuel Sanaa Brobbey. 2023 "Analyzing the Challenges Basic School Teachers Face in Integrating Information and Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning Activities in a Developing Country" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0650.v1
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the challenges basic school tutors face when integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their instructing and learning activities and to recommend possible strategies for addressing those challenges. This study employed an interpretive paradigm and a qualitative method approach to analyze the challenges basic school teachers face when integrating ICT into teaching in an emerging country, particularly Ghana. The participants of this study were chosen using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. A total of twenty (20) respondents were chosen for this study. The study found that teachers, despite their challenges, had a strong desire to integrate ICT into their instruction and learning activities. These challenges are the limited number of ICT tools and the absence of fully-subscribed software package that runs on them, the lack of electrical outlets in some classrooms, poor internet connectivity and power fluctuation. These teachers also had to deal with challenges like Trojan horses and spam despite the slow internet connectivity. The study suggested that basic school management should procure modern ICT tools and fully-subscribed software package to expand the school's ICT infrastructure giving teachers the choice to choose the ICT tools they will integrate into their teaching and learning activities for the successful integration of ICT into instruction and learning activities. Again, school management should ensure teachers are given basic training regarding ICT and its incorporation into tuition and learning activities to acquire the necessary competencies, understanding, and attitudes that will enhance teaching and learning activities.
Keywords
Basic School; Challenge; Integration; Information and Communication Technology; Teaching and Learning activities
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
