Utilization of Emerging Technologies in the Management of Secondary Schools in Enugu State

Abstract

This paper investigated the utilization of emerging technologies in the management of Public secondary schools for the achievement of sustainable Development Goals in Enugu State. Four purpose of study and four research questions guided the study. The researchers adopted descriptive survey research design for the study while questionnaire named Instrument for the Study of Utilization of Emerging Technologies in Educational Management for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (ISUETETASDG) with four clusters was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts and yielded overall reliability co-efficient of 0.93.The population of the study was 769 teachers and principals of 292 secondary schools in Enugu state. A sample of 300 teachers and principals were selected using cluster and simple random sampling. Data was collected personally by the researchers. Analysis of the data reveals that the use of cloud computing technology in secondary school education management to a very low extent aid in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Enugu State. The study also revealed that use of SMAC skills technology to a very high extent can aid in the achieving of SDGs of quality Education and Good health and well-being in Enugu state. Recommendations and educational implications of the study were also made. One of the recommendations was that public secondary school managers especially in Enugu state should go for more awareness and orientation for enhanced knowledge on the use of cloud computing.