ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER LIBRARIAN TOWARDS USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (IT) FOR INFORMATION PROVISION IN KADUNA STATE

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2014-02
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ALKASIM, HABIBA
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Information technology has been regarded as the most important dimension of human technological advances in this 21st century. It is seen as a basis for development in any society. For the Nigerian nation to benefit from this advancement, it is necessary that the knowledge be transmitted through the schools to learners who are prospective leaders of the nation. Teacher librarians are information specialists who work collaboratively with classroom teachers in planning, teaching, and evaluating students. Teacher librarian is an individual who hold both recognized teaching qualification and qualification in librarianship (ASLA, 2007).The study aimed at examining the attitude of secondary schools teacher librarian towards information technology in Kaduna State, with regards to types of information technology being used by teacher librarian, attitude of teacher librarian toward information technology, level of usefulness of the available information technology in the schools and used of available information technology by teacher librarian as well as factor affecting the attitude of teacher librarian toward information technology in secondary schools. Survey research method was adopted. Thus two hundred and sixty four (264) was used as sample size for the study. Questionnaire was the instruments used for data collection. The data collected were presented and analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that computer, typewriter, computer printer respectively were the major types of information technology available in the schools. Teacher librarians have positive attitude toward information technology as shown in the score of 240 foe respondents who opined that information technology can enhance students learning. The major limitation in the use of information technology is electricity and most modern information devices required the use of electricity to power them. The inferential analysis showed that the teacher librarians’ attitude towards information technology is not significantly influenced by the available information technology devices in the schools, and there is no significant relationship between teacher librarians’ attitudes towards information technology and their usage of the available devices in the schools. The study concluded that teacher librarians in Kaduna state secondary schools have a highly positive attitude towards the use of information technology for teaching and learning. Inadequacy of IT resources, lack of confidence, anxiety, inadequate training, lack of access to technology, poor infrastructural/social facilities and epileptic power supply were some of the constraints that significantly influenced the teacher librarians’ attitude towards IT usage in secondary schools. As one of the ways to deal with some of the constraints that influence the teacher librarians’ attitude towards IT usage in secondary schools, effort should be made at improving the provision of power supply. Where the national power is not available, provision for generators for local supply could be considered as an option.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (MLS), DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. FEBRUARY, 2014
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ATTITUDE,, SECONDARY,, TEACHER LIBRARIAN,, INFORMATION,, TECHNOLOGIES,, KADUNA STATE
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