scholarly journals Restructuring for Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria: The Role of Political Education and Information Communication Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-212
Author(s):  
Henry Ejotubu Ogbe ◽  
Deborah Voke Ojie
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Electoral Violence ◽  
Secondary Methods

The study examined the role of political education and Information Communication Technology (ICT) for sustainable democracy in Nigeria. The paper conceptualized political education and IC T for sustainable democracy. The paper adopted observation and secondary methods of data gathering. The paper argued that electoral violence and fraud that marred conducted elections in Nigeria was  due to decades of military rule that militarized the psyche of most Nigerians, and lack of continuous political education to redirect the militarized mentality they do display in electoral process, to democratized mentality to sustain democracy in Nigeria. This is because the anti-democratic mentality of most Nigerians has created loopholes for politicians to manipulate the electoral process which portents a threat to democracy in Nigeria. The paper revealed that continuous political education through the use of ICT tools like social network sites will create political awareness that will enlighten Nigerians to deter them from electoral violence and fraud, and other related anti-democratic behaviour to bring about sustainable democracy in Nigeria. Therefore, the paper recommends among others, that the Nigerian government should liaise with advanced countries that have successfully built ICT in their democratic governance, to see areas where they can collaborate to ensure stable use of ICT facilities in Nigeria. Keywords: Restructuring, Sustainable Democracy, Political Education, Information Communication Technology (ICT)

The Role of Using Information Communication Technology in the Motivation of Moroccan English Department Students during COVID-19 Quarantine

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 22-47
Author(s):  
Mohamed Benhima ◽  
Youssef Benabderrazik
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
English Department ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Depth Data ◽  
Motivating Factor

The current study aims to investigate the role of using Information Communication Technology in motivating Moroccan English Department Students to learn during COVID-19 quarantine that lasted from the mid of March to the mid of July. Distance education or emergency remote instruction has become the standard way of teaching and learning during COVID-19. Hence, many universities have started uploading their lesson materials to different platforms. However, many students feel unmotivated to learn using ICT. To prove this hypothesis, a questionnaire in Google Forms was submitted to 114 students from some Moroccan English Department students to investigate the motivating and demotivating factors behind using ICT. Both open and closed-ended questions were used. Moreover, a focus group on the topic of motivation during distance education was conducted for more in-depth data. The results revealed that the most highly motivating factor behind using ICT to learn is attributed to extrinsic factors, whereas the demotivating factors are about lack and weakness of connection and lack of orientation. It is highly recommended that educational administrators and authorities respond to students’ needs.

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