Enhancing the Utilization of Information Communication Technology (ICT) among Home Economics Lecturers in South Eastern Nigeria
The study was on enhancing the utilization of information communication Technology (ICT) among Home Economics lecturers in south Eastern Nigeria. The study adopted a survey method. The area of the study is south eastern Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. The population was made up of 63 Home Economics lecturers from the six colleges of education that offer Home Economics in the area of the study. There was no sampling. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using means and standard deviation. The findings include that there were low extent utilization of ICT in lesson preparation and presentation. The finding also reveals 10 challenges of ICT utilization and 15 measures for enhancing ICT utilization. It was recommended that workshops, conferences, seminars, in-service training and improvement programs should be organized by schools to train lecturers on ICT utilization among others. Keywords: ICT, Home Economics, Lecturers, Nigeria.