Gender Wise Comparision of the Perceptions of Students and Teachers Regarding Utilization of ICT Resources at Higher Level In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore Utilization of Information and Communication Technology resources at higher education level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The population of the study comprised of all teachers and students of public sector universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The researcher selected three public sector universities using Basket Technique of simple random sampling method. The researcher selected a sample of 450 respondents (150 teachers and 300 students) from the sampled universities. Questionnaire was used for data analysis. Percentage and T-test was used for data analysis. The study reveals that the institutions of higher education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are lacking with Information and Communication resources. The researcher concluded that both natural and social sciences departments were not well equipped with the Information & communication Technology resources. Therefore, it is recommended that Information & communication Technology resources may be provided to higher education institutions to bring the students capable and compete the modern world of science and technology.