International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review |
ISSN: 2347-3215 Volume 1 Number 4 (2013) pp. 110-120 |
Appraising the Role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a
Change Agent for Higher Education in Nigeria |
Yusuf, Musibau Adeoye*, Afolabi Festus Oluwole and Loto, Antonia Blessing |
Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Adeyemi College of Education,
Ondo, Nigeria |
A B S T R A C T |
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become
inseparable entities in all aspects of human life. The use of ICT has
fundamentally changed the practices and procedures of nearly all forms of
endeavour within business, governance and civil service. In education, ICT
has begun to have a presence but the impact has not been as extensive as in
other fields of endeavour. The moving of the world to digital media and
information has made the role of ICT in education to become more important
and this importance will continue to grow and develop in the 21st century.
Information and communication technology (ICT) is an indispensable part of
the contemporary world. Infact, culture and society have to be adjusted to
meet the challenges of the knowledge age. Undoubtedly ICT has impacted on
the quality and quantity of teaching, learning and research in tertiary
educational institutions in Nigeria. The various constraints to ICT utilisation
as a change agent for higher education must received prominent attention, for
the ICT to continue playing its lofty role as a change agent for Nigerian
tertiary institutions. |
Keywords |
ICTs;
Business;
Governance;
Civil service;
tertiary educational
institutions. |