Availability and Accessibility of Information and Communication Technology Facilities for Teaching Christian Religious Studies Curriculum in Public Secondary Schools in Enugu State, Nigeria

This study investigated the availability of information and communication technology facilities and its accessibility for teaching Christian Religious Studies in Public Secondary Schools in Enugu State. Three research questions were posed to guide the study. Using a descriptive research design the study made use of the population of 450 CRS teachers in all the government-owned secondary schools in the study area. The sample size of the study using mutli-stage sampling technique was 160 CRS Teachers. Two research instruments were used for data collection namely: Checklist for the Availability of ICTs in the schools and Questionnaire on accessibility of ICT facilities (CAQAA-ICT). The instruments were validated, and the reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.76. Frequency and Percentage was used to analyze collected data on availability of ICT in schools whereas mean and standard deviation were used for research question two and three. The study found the availability of ICT facilities in schools were low, resulting in low accessibility for teaching CRS in government secondary schools in Enugu state and some of the factors hindering the accessibility were poor funding, inadequate power, lack of ICT skills and ICT expertise. It was recommended that government should ensure that required ICT facilities are provided in secondary schools and they are made accessible in all public secondary schools in the State.