Use of ICT in Secondary Schools in Libya: A Teachers’ Perspective

The purpose of this study is based on the selection of schools and recognizing the importance of ICT in education in Libya. Despite the fact that Libya is a country with a high standard of living; it has the highest literacy rate in North Africa. Before the war, ICT was restricted to the public sectors only, but today the Libyan government is providing ICT to private Schools to boosts modern education and prepare for global competitiveness. The Ministry of Education has facilitated the integration of ICT into educational institutions across the country. This study used selected schools in Libya to collect data to conduct the research through the set of questionnaire. Quantitative research method was used to analysis the data and the results obtain overall were significant. The research investigated 87 secondary school teachers from 8 secondary schools in Libya. The beneficial impact of ICT usage in the Libyan educational system proved significant on national development. The results of this research therefore indicate that the use of ICT in schools in Libya will go a long way to develop the young generation of students and increase their knowledge and abilities in information and communication technologies and also signified by teachers that there is a huge unavailability of ICT for its use by teachers in the classroom. Keywords: Information Technology, ICT in Education, ICT in Libyan Education