Oredein, Afolakemi O. (PhD) is a research fellow and a
lecturer at the Institute of Education, Olabisi
Onabanjo University, Nigeria.
She earned her B.Sc in Maths/Stat. Ed at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, her
M.Ed in PGD Statistics and herPhD in Educational Management at the University
of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her area of interest is Personnel Management and
Leadership. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management, Nigeria.
She has attended both local and international conferences in the UK, Botswana,
South Africa, Egypt and Brunei. She has both local and international
articles to her credit.
The role of new technology (computers) in teaching-learning activities
is rapidly becoming one of the most important and widely discussed issues in
contemporary education policy. This study examined the literacy and phobia
level of secondary school principals and vice-principals in computer utilization
as the new technology. Also, the study investigated how often secondary school
principals and vice-principals make use of the computer for administrative
purposes. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A
total of 200 respondents (principals and vice-principal) were sampled, consisting
of 100 principals, and 100 vice-principals. Data were analyzed using
regression, correlation, and descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that
many schools are not using computers for the administrative work despite the
fact that some of the vice-principals have knowledge in the use of computers.
All secondary schools should be provided with enough computers for principals,
teaching personnel as well as students’ usage. Likewise, to enhance the utilization,
principals, vice-principals and teaching personnel should be well trained.
