Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of community related factors in the integration of
information and communication technology in the management of public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. A
descriptive survey research design and mixed method approach were used in this study. The study was carried out in 58
public secondary schools in Kitui County that have functional ICT infrastructure. This study used sample size table as
proposed by Krejcie and Morgan (1970) and Peter (2005) whereby 58 principals, 58 senior teachers and 266 assistant
teachers from schools that have functional ICT infrastructure were selected. All 16 Sub-county Directors of Education
and one County Director of Education were selected for the study. The researcher used questionnaires to collect data
from principals, senior teachers and assistant teachers while interview schedule was used to collect data from Sub-county
Directors and the County Director of Education in Kitui County. The collected data was analyzed using both quantitative
and qualitative data analysis approaches whereby both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The findings of the
study indicated that the government was the major source of the computers that were in schools. The study revealed that
(48% and 44%) of the senior teachers and principals had received 11 to 15 computers respectively from the government.
Majority (67.2%) of the respondents pointed out that the community supported more on security. Results from chi-square
test also shows that there is a significant association (χ2 (1, 4) = 49.444, p< 0.05) between community support and ICT
integration. Results from chi-square test also indicate that there is a significant association (χ2 (1, 4) = 50.411, p< 0.05)
between school security and ICT integration.
