Art's Humanities - 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

📘 : Nexus Global Research Journal of Art’s, Humanities (NGRJAH) Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025 (Page : 21 – 39)

ABSTRACT:

This study determined the extent to which ICT integration in school security management predicts principals’ job performance in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. However, from the literature reviewed so far it was observed that the relationship between ICT integration in school security management and principals’ job performance has not satisfactorily given adequate attention in the context of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), entry metal detectors, social net watchers, panic buttons and school bus tracking system in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. This study aimed to bridge this gap by examining the relationship between these variables. A correlational research design was adopted while the population consists of all 476 principals of the private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Krejcie and Morgan Table was used to determine the sample size of 214, while purposive sampling was used to sample only schools that have the ICT facilities under study. Two research instruments were used to elicit data for the study. Regression analysis was used to answer research questions and to test all the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study show that integration of ClosedCircuit Television (CCTV), entry metal detectors, social net watcher and panic buttons had low positive but no significant predictive influence on principals’ job performance in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The result also indicated that integration of school bus tracking have moderate positive and significant predictive influence on principals’ job performance in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Based on the findings, it was concluded that limited ICT security integration in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom state represents a significant vulnerability, increasing risk to students and staff. Therefore, urgent prioritization of ICT integration is crucial. It was recommended among others, that private school administrators in collaboration with parents should invest in ICT tools in order to ward off potential threats, and that public schools in collaboration with the government should adopt and invest in ICT as a matter of urgency.

Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), School Security Management, CCTV, Principals’ Job Performance and Private secondary schools

: Okwuokei Vivian Chekube, Erekata Famous Oghenewetha.

🪪 : DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17802015

📘 : Nexus Global Research Journal of Art’s, Humanities (NGRJAH) Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025 (Page : 01 – 20)

ABSTRACT:

The reforms of bureaucracy play a pivotal role in enhancing service delivery in developing nations where the rising demands of transparency, efficiency and accountability have increased the pressure to institutionalize reforms. The current paper will analyze the latest trends, the ongoing challenges and upcoming opportunities of bureaucratic reform and their effects on the delivery of the public services. The study is based on policy documents, scholarly publications, and institutional cases to evaluate reform strategies including decentralization, digital transformation and collaborations between the government and other institutions in reference to a qualitative approach to research. The discussion is based on the Bureaucratic Theory by Max Weber that emphasizes on the significance of formalization, hierarchical structure and recruitment based on merit in facilitating good governance. Results indicate that despite the reforms which have brought new administrative practices and enhanced some of the service delivery processes, significant challenges still exist. These are prevalent cases of corruption, political interference, lack of an institutional capacity, and change resistance in the public agencies. However, there are positive outcomes that reforms with their focus on the citizen-centered governance, more effective accountability, and shared leadership are bringing. The study concludes that bureaucratic reform is necessary but at the same time it is complex and needs firm political commitment, flexible institutions, and learning. It suggests that the capacity building of civil servants should be ongoing, and especially digital literacy and technological competence should be focused, to make the process of switching to digital governance more efficient.

Keywords: Bureaucracy, Public Service Delivery, Developing Countries, Reform, Institutional Capacity.

Category: Art’s Humanities

Information and Communication Technology Integration in School Security Management and Principals’ Job Performance in Private Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Bureaucratic Reforms and Service Delivery in Developing Countries: Trends, Challenges, and Prospects