LEVERAGE OF TECHNOLOGY ON EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION: A CASE OF FCE PANKSHIN, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated leverage of technology on management in Colleges of Education: A case of Federal College of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study was 862 staff comprised of academic and non-academic staff in the College. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 50 staff in five departments of the College. Researchers’ designed closed ended questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. A reliability co-efficient of 0.72 was obtained through test retest method. In this study, adopted questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The study used descriptive and inferential statistics of mean and standard deviation to analyze the data collected. The findings revealed that technology has had a profoundly positive impact on educational management in Federal College of Education, Pankshin, streamlining processes, enhancing teaching and learning and reducing examination misconduct, but there is still a need
for improvement in leveraging technology to prevent fraud. Administrators have mixed perceptions about the use of technology in educational management, agreeing that it has improved communication but disagreed that it has reduced workload or increased transparency.The challenges of technology in educational management included inadequate training, limited access to technology infrastructure, insufficient technical support, difficulties in integrating technology with traditional practices and financial constraints.The College through Human Development unit should provide adequate training for administrators on technology use and integration to enhance their management practices. In view of the findings of this study conclusion were made and recommendations were proferes accordingly.