The place of information and communication technology (ICT) in early childhood education in the Winneba municipality of Ghana

 

Ahmed Abdulai

 

Research Article | Published October 2013

Journal of Educational Research and Reviews, Vol. 1(2), pp. 9-15

 

 

Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. E-mail: ahmedjinapor@yahoo.com.   Tel: +234(0)8069259978.

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This study examines the place of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) within the Ghanaian educational sector with specific reference to early childhood education. The study takes an inventory of ICT products at various early childhood centers within the Winneba municipality. The study serves as an audit of ICT products, their use, when used, and the background of who administers their usage. It looks at various ways by which ICT can be made more beneficial to early childhood educational development especially in a promising but deprived country like Ghana, and in a critical but delicate sector which is early childhood education. The researcher uses the mixed method approach consisting of questionnaire, field visits, and observations. This study is based on responses by 44 early childhood educators representing schools and centers involved in early childhood education who volunteered to participate in this study. Findings reveal a limited availability and accessibility of ICT products at early childhood centers, limited ICT background on the part of early childhood educators involved in ICT; and ICT taught as a specific subject, instead of an underlining concept across all subjects.

 

Keywords: Information and communication technology, early childhood education, Winneba, Ghana.

 

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Citation: Ahmed A (2013). The place of information and communication technology (ICT) in early childhood education in the Winneba municipality of Ghana. J. Edu. Res. Rev. 1(2): 9-15

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