Assessing the Role of Information Communication Technology on Basic Education Implementation in Lagos-State, Nigeria

In modern society, countries around the world have introduced the information and communication technology (ICT) system to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Moreover, the implementation of ICT has increased engagement globally. This improvement does not exempt the educational sector across the countries of the world. Despite the advantages of the information system, there is still a low level of literacy, weak basic education standards, infrastructure scarcity, brain drain of ICT qualified human resources, and this causes obstacles to the implementation of ICT in the country's education sector. This study examined the impact of ICT on education service delivery in Nigeria, with respect to the Basic education policy implementation in selected local government areas of Lagos State, Nigeria. The study was anchored on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Quantitative method was used to elicit information from 430 respondents (staff of Lagos State ministry of education, staff of the Lagos state universal basic education board and selected UBE schools under the three senatorial districts of Lagos State and was randomly and purposively selected. The quantitative data were subjected to regression using regression and analysis of variance with the aid of statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the study show that ICT plays a significant role for the quality of service delivery in education. The study therefore recommends among others that there is a need to involve clear and sound policies on how to adopt and implement ICT policies in public schools by the Federal of Nigeria