Research Article

Computer Literacy Level AMONG Primary School Teachers in BIDA: Implications for E-Governance Deployment

by  M. A. Alarape, M. A. Suleiman
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International Journal of Applied Information Systems
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 6 - Issue 8
Published: February 2014
Authors: M. A. Alarape, M. A. Suleiman
10.5120/ijais14-451091
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M. A. Alarape, M. A. Suleiman . Computer Literacy Level AMONG Primary School Teachers in BIDA: Implications for E-Governance Deployment. International Journal of Applied Information Systems. 6, 8 (February 2014), 17-20. DOI=10.5120/ijais14-451091 

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                        author  = { M. A. Alarape,M. A. Suleiman },
                        title   = { Computer Literacy Level AMONG Primary School Teachers in BIDA: Implications for E-Governance Deployment },
                        journal = { International Journal of Applied Information Systems },
                        year    = { 2014 },
                        volume  = { 6 },
                        number  = { 8 },
                        pages   = { 17-20 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/ijais14-451091 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
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                        %A M. A. Suleiman
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                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The adoption of electronic government (or e-government) by any country is a direct implication that the majority of its citizens; if not all must possess high level of computer literacy. This paper therefore investigates the computer literacy levels of primary school teachers in Bida with a view to find out their degree of acceptance of e-governance as a system. The study uses descriptive survey of a hundred (100) teachers who were randomly selected from 10 schools in Bida as respondents. The research instrument used was a self-reporting questionnaire titled: Teachers Computer Literacy Questionnaire (TCLQ) with internal consistency of 0. 65. The result, which was presented using group percentages and bar-charts, shows that there is high level of computer literacy among the teachers as well as revealing highest percentage of respondents with positive feelings for e-products - a factor of acceptance of e-governance.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences
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Keywords

Computer Literacy Level E-governance Primary School Teachers Bida.

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