EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CHALLENGES OF EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION IN MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE

Abstract

This study examined some of the challenges of effective educational planning and educational technology application in Model Secondary Schools in Edo State. A descriptive survey research design was used in achieving the central purpose of the study. The research participants comprised of 109 teachers (45 Permanent Staff, 31 EdoSTAR, and 33 Community Teachers, respectively) in all the Model Secondary Schools in Edo State. The entire participants were used in the study without applying any sampling technique because the entire population were not too large to cover. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire and were constructed by the authors, titled: “Questionnaire on Some of the Challenges of Effective Educational Planning and Educational Technology Application in Model Secondary Schools (QCEEPETAMSS)”. The instrument was subjected to face and content validity by three experts, two in Education Management and one in Measurement and Evaluation from Faculty of Arts and Education, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State. The reliability of the instrument was established by administering 25 copies on teachers from Model Secondary Schools in Delta State and who were not part of the sample that was used for the study. Thereafter, Cronbach’s alpha was employed to ascertain the internal consistencies of the items in the instrument, obtaining coefficients alpha of 0.74 for some of the challenges of effective educational planning, 0.74 for some of the challenges of educational technology application, 0.74 for possibilities of overcoming challenges of effective educational planning, and 0.82 for possibilities of overcoming challenges of educational technology application. The statistics used for data analysis are Mean and Standard Deviation. The result showed some of the challenges of effective educational planning and educational technology application in Model Secondary Schools in Edo State. The result further showed some of the possibilities of overcoming challenges of effective educational planning and educational technology application in Model Secondary Schools in Edo State. Logical conclusions were drawn based on these findings. The authors recommended that government and all relevant stakeholders should endeavour to invest large amount of financial and material resources that would help to surmount the challenges of effective educational planning and educational technology application in Model Secondary Schools in Nigeria.