Linking ICT Competency to Enhanced Management Performance among Principals in Federal Government Secondary Schools

Abstract

The use of ICT has become a necessary tool for increasing the performance of the educational management in schools. The aim of this research was to highlight the importance of ICT skills in better management practices of principals. The objectives of research study were to identify the presently used Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills by the Principals in school management and their opinion about the importance of ICT skills for educational managers. Questionnaires were used to collect data from whole principals in Federal Government Secondary schools of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The study found that ICT skills of the principals are important for better performance in their administrative and managerial affairs. Based on the findings, it is recommended that Administration of FDE, FGEIs, should work in collaboration with federal Ministry of Education for the planning and implementation of ICT training programmes for principals to make them self-reliant.