Information and communication technology in secondary education stakeholders perspectives

1.0 Overview

This descriptive study examines the overall perspectives of the major

stakeholders of secondary education on the integration of information and

communication technology (ICT) in the sphere of school education. Section

1.1 provides a theoretical background for taking up such an empirical

investigation that may throw light on the major issues in the process of

effectively implementing ICT in Indian schools. This is followed by a brief

description of the current status of secondary education in India in

section 1.2. Section 1.3 discusses the backdrop of educational technology

with particular emphasis on the use of information and communication

technology in secondary education. The definition of ICT with its role in

imparting educational benefits has been discussed in section 1.4. Then

follows the statement of the problem in section 1.5, and the need and

significance of the study are considered in section 1.6. A preview of the

research objectives and the research questions/hypotheses can be located in

section 1 .7 and section 1 .8 respectively. Section 1.9 provides the

operational definitions of the key terms, while section 1.10 is a summary of

the research methodology used in the study. Section 1.11 outlines the

delimitations of the study, which is followed by section 1.12 which talks about

the organization of the thesis.