IMPACT OF CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY ON RECORD MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AGBANI EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of cloud computing technology on record management of secondary schools in Agbani Education Zone of Enugu State. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 1275 respondents which comprised 45 principals and 1230 teachers among the 45 secondary schools in Agbani Education zone. The sample size was 638 respondents and it was obtained using stratified proportionate random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a researcher structured questionnaire titled “Impact of Cloud Computing Technology on Record Management Questionnaire (ICCTRMQ)”. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts from the field of education. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was calculated using Cronbach Alpha method which yielded .82 for cluster 1 and .80 for cluster 2 with an overall reliability index of .81 which indicated that the instrument was reliable and appropriate for data collection. Mean ratings and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that Software-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service have significant impact on record management in secondary schools in Agbani Education zone of Enugu State. Based on the study's findings, it's recommended that secondary schools in the Agbani Education zone of Enugu State consider adopting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions for their record management systems.