Assessing the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Technological Tools Among Academic Staff for Quality Delivery in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State
Abstract
The study assessed the factors affecting the adoption of technological tools among academic staff for quality delivery in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. Three research questions with corresponding hypotheses guided the study. This study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of 3,154 academic staff from the three Universities in Rivers State. Taro Yamane formular was used to determine a sample size 355 respondents. Multistage sampling technique, stratified random sampling and stage Quota sampling technique were applied. The developed instrument titled: “Assessing the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Technological Tools among Academic Staff for Quality Delivery Questionnaire (AFAATTASSQDQ) was used. The constructed instrument was determined by the experts in Test and Measurement in the Department of Educational Foundations, Rivers State University. Cronbach Alpha method established a reliability index of 0.79 and out of 355 copies of the instrument administered, 330 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved. Mean and standard deviation answered research questions while Anova associated with Posthoc tested hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that lack of technological literacy and competence, inadequate institutional support and infrastructure and high cost of technology significantly affects the adoption of technological tools among academic staff in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. The study recommended among others that academic staff in tertiary institutions in Rivers State should be provided with comprehensive training programmes to enhance their technological literacy and competence through regular workshops and continuous professional development initiatives should be implemented to ensure staff can effectively utilize technological tools for quality delivery.
