Impediments for University Teachers and Students in the Usage of Information and Communication Technology
Abstract
This research was intended to discover the impediments for teachers and students in the usage of information communication technologies (ICT) in public and private sectors universities of Islamabad. Main objectives of the study were to identify the impediments in the usage of ICT in private and public sectors universities and to explore the teachers and students’ demographic variation in their usage of ICT in the private and public sectors universities. Stratified random sample of 40 teachers and 60 students was collected from 2 public and 2 private universities of Islamabad. Results revealed that at present university teachers and students are facing several impediments in their usage of ICT in the teaching and learning process. Study also found that teachers having M. Phil qualification and students studying in PhD programmes are facing more impediments in their usage of ICT. Comparative analysis of ICT impediments in the private and public sector universities revealed that teachers and students of private sector universities are facing more impediments in their usage of ICT as compared with teachers & students of public sectors universities. Findings of the study would be useful for the management of private and public sector universities in order to remove the impediments in the usage of ICTs.
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