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School Management Laptop Use in Public Primary Schools in Bungoma South Sub County

Vincent Nyongesa Marani Brian W Singoro

Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities  ·  Area of research: project planning and management

Abstract

The education sector in Kenya has undergone a major transformation due to amongst other factors, changing patterns of curriculum delivery and technological innovations. One of such initiatives is the IT curriculum implementation to primary schools which is a key development pillar in line with Vision 2030. This paper focuses on school management laptop use in public primary schools in Bungoma south sub county utilizing descriptive research design. The study revealed that proactive and sustained school management participation in ICT implementation in primary schools is critical for effective and successful lap top use.

Keywords

School Management, Laptop Use

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How to cite this paper

Vincent Nyongesa Marani, Brian W Singoro "School Management Laptop Use in Public Primary Schools in Bungoma South Sub County" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 5 Issue 1 2021 Page 53-55
Vincent Nyongesa Marani, Brian W Singoro "School Management Laptop Use in Public Primary Schools in Bungoma South Sub County" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 5, no. 1, Jul. 2021
Vincent Nyongesa Marani, Brian W Singoro (2021). School Management Laptop Use in Public Primary Schools in Bungoma South Sub County. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 5(1).
Vincent Nyongesa Marani, Brian W Singoro "School Management Laptop Use in Public Primary Schools in Bungoma South Sub County" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 5, no. 1, Jul. 2021.
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