Evaluating the First, Second and Third Order Barriers of Technology Integration in Primary Education in Nigeria

Abstract

The use of technology in education has rapidly grown over time, some countries have evolved faster than others for obvious reasons like the rate of development and innovation in countries. Integrating technology in education has become a budding issue worth exploring because of the advantages of technology in education.Barriers in technology integration has left educators integrating technology by diffusion theory, without any sustainable means. The investigation of these barriers in technology integration puts educational institutions in a better place to establish steps to mitigate and possibly eliminate factors that hinder the effective integration of technology in education.This paper explores the first, second and third order barriers of technology integration in primary education in the context of Nigeria. The first order barriers being the factors extrinsic to educators, the second order, being the factors intrinsic to the educators and the new third order, being a creative ability of the educator to merge both extrinsic and intrinsic factors to implement technology in education.This paper evaluates each order in the Nigerian environment and proposes solutions that could improve the integration of technology in Education.

Keywords: Education technology, Technology integration, Education, Technology

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-30-05

Publication date:October 31^st 2021