Leveraging Technology on Provision and Management of School Plant in Tertiary Institutions in Kogi State

Abstract

The study examine leverage technology on Provision and Management of School Plant in tertiary institutions in Kogi State. The study has two objectives among which is to evaluate the Impact of technology on School Plant Management. The research questions and hypotheses are in line with the research objectives. Descriptive Survey Research design was adopted,the population of the study includes all tertiary institutions in Kogi State, stratified random sampling technique was used to select four (4) tertiary institutions with 400 sample size which comprises the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administrations, Dean of Faculties and Head of Departments. Structured questionnaires with four likert scale and it is tagged “Leveraging on Technology for Provision and Management of School Plant” (LOTFPAMOSP). The instrument was tested using test retest with a coefficient of 0.86. Simple percentage was used to answer the research questions and Pearson Product Moment correlation was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. The finding shows that there is significant relationship between technology and school plants provision as technology facilities school plant provision in tertiary institutions. The study concludes that using technology in provision and management of school plants make utilization of school plant effectively and efficiently. The study recommend the use of Computerized Maintenance System (CMS) should be provided for tracking repairs and maintenance.