An assessment of public secondary school teachers' use of information resources in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to survey the use of information resources among senior secondary school teachers in Abeokuta North local government area of Ogun State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Using the multistage sampling technique, four public secondary schools were purposively selected resulting in a sample size of 243 teachers. A self-developed questionnaire was used for data collection and analysis was carried out using descriptive  statistics. Findings revealed that the teachers mostly use textbook, reference  sources and internet to obtain information for their teaching activities. The major purposes for consulting information sources among the teachers were to prepare for classroom teaching and obtain examination questions. The study also revealed that the teachers are using ICTs frequently to obtain information, but are challenged by the lack of functional school library and high cost of internet. It was recommended that the State government and school administrators equip school libraries with resources and programmes that will make them function effectively to the advantage of secondary school teachers. Librarians in public libraries should also train  secondary school teachers to improve their use of ICT resources.

Keywords: school libraries, information resources, secondary school teachers, information us