INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EMIS) ON MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study examined influence of the use of Education Management Information System (EMIS) on management of secondary schools in Anambra state. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study was carried out in all the public secondary schools in Anambra State. The population of the study was 5604 which comprised 262 principals and 5342 teachers. The sample for the study was 200 respondents which comprised 10 principals and 190 teachers chosen through purposive sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the structured questionnaire titled; Influence of Education Management Information System in Secondary school Management Questionnaire (IEMISSSMQ). Face validation was done by the experts. The computation for reliability was done using the Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient. Mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions while t-test was used to test the three null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study was that the use of the EMIS modules in curriculum and instruction, human resource and school-community relations influence the management of secondary schools in Anambra State positively since it reduced the time to do routine tasks such as preparation of exams and students’ reports, students’ attendance and staff appraisal and communicating with parents and other stakeholders. The study recommended that Ministry of Education should seek for more funding to enable secondary schools purchase more equipment and get technical support in line with the National Policy on Education among others.