Obstruction of Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Girl Students in Ghanaian Public Senior High Schools

Abstract

This study examined the difficulties that girl students face in the use of ICT. An attempt was made to identify whether gender stereotype also affect girl students in the use of ICT. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The research was carried out in five public Girls Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region of Ghana. Simple random sampling technique was used to select five hundred subjects for the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested using one-way anova and post-hoc test. The study showed that there was a statistically significant difference among Ghanaian girls Senior High Students in the factors they consider to be the major barriers to their use ICT. The study also established that there was a statistically significant difference among Ghanaian girls Senior High Students in terms of stereotype gender perceptions about their use of ICT. It is recommended that Senior High School administrators should encourage high levels of ICT usage among students especially girl students through continuous education and promotion of the benefits attached to ICT resources.

Keywords: ICT, difficulties, gender stereotype, Senior High School girl students