International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 16, No. 2 (2020)

Social Media: A Modern Tool to Enhance Communication Skills of the Secondary School Principals in Ekiti State

Busuyi Francis Olowo, ObafemA Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Christopher Oluwatoyin Fashiku, ObafemA Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Azeez Babatunde Adebakin, ObafemA Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Olugbenga Timothy Ajadi, ObafemA Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Abstract
This paper examined the effectiveness of Ekiti State secondary schools principals in disseminating information; investigated the types of social media that mostly used by principals to disseminate information; examined how frequently the principal using the social media to disseminate information; and examined the relationship between use of social media and principals’ communication skills in Ekiti State secondary schools. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised all 187 principals and 7323 teachers in Ekiti State secondary schools. The sample of 54 principals and 378 teachers were randomly selected. Two self-designed questionnaires were used. The data were analysed descriptively and inferentially. The findings showed that principals in Ekiti State secondary were highly effective in disseminating information (59.8%). The findings equally showed that principals in Ekiti State secondary school were used social media such as WhatsApp (38.1%), Facebook (28.6%), Twitter (21.4%), and Youtube (11.9%) respectively in disseminating information. The study further showed that the principals in Ekiti State secondary were always used social media to disseminate information (42.2%). The study further indicated there was significant relationship between use of social media and principals’ communication skills in Ekiti State secondary schools(r = 0.631, df = 418 & p<0.05). The study concluded that that the use of social media by the principals had positive contributions and enhance their communication skills in Ekiti State secondary schools.

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