| dc.description.abstract | The study analyzed the qualitative assessment of the School Management Information Systems in secondary schools within the framework of program theory by (Chen, 2012) and Technology Mediated Learning Evaluation Framework by (Omwenga & Rodrigues,2006). Many organizations decide to implement information systems in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their organizations, however, lack of awareness of numerous and varied challenging issues surrounding the implementation process could be problematic for the whole process. In particular lack of key success issues seems to be a serious obstacle for the management information system implementation process. The study was guided by the following objectives: to investigate the challenges faced in School Management Information Systems implementation process in secondary schools, to identify the key issues that need to be in place in order to achieve a successful SMIS, use existing evaluation theories and frameworks to select key issues and variables that needs to be in place in order to achieve a successful SMIS in secondary schools and to develop a proposed evaluation framework to create awareness on various challenging issues surrounding the implementation of SMIS in secondary schools in Siaya County. Descriptive survey design was used and a sample was drawn from school Principals/Deputy Principals, Teachers, Bursars, Librarians and Students. They were purposively selected from National, Extra County, County and Sub-County schools. The data was collected through questionnaires and using the survey monkey tool. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The literature reviewed reveal that the use and application
of ICT is on the rise impacting positively on educational institutions and their programs, a number of secondary schools have also adopted information technology fully thus recording improved efficiency in their operations. However, the situation is not the same in all schools because others have been dissatisfied with their investments. The study found out that for a school to optimally use and benefit from use of IT then it should subject its MIS to the evaluation framework proposed here, by first, addressing the following organization issues; Personnel issues, Technical system issues, Leadership issues, Organization environmental issues and Management Process issues. The study further found out that for successful MIS implementation; all the stakeholders should undergo some training on system use and that the top management should provide enough funding for infrastructure improvement and management of the system. | en_US |