A Study to Identify the Problems Faced by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Teachers of Universities in Somalia

Abstract

Teachers at the higher educational institutions face many problems, especially Information and Communication Technology (ICT) teachers at the university level in Somalia. There is no doubt that those ICT teachers in Somalia face many educational, financial, security, administrative problems and many others. The present study was aimed to identify various problems faced by ICT teachers of the universities in Somalia. The population of the study comprised of All ICT teachers at seven selected universities in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A questionnaire was used for gathering information regarding the opinions of ICT teachers at the seven selected universities in Mogadishu regarding the problems they were facing. The main findings of this study indicated that ICT teachers face number of problems in different areas. They face educational problems such as lack of good teaching materials. Related to professional development there is no quality training program for them and they are also not provided opportunity for higher studies. The promotion policy is not followed properly and there is a need to change promotion policy as it is discriminatory. ICT teachers also face financial difficulties as they have indicated; especially they need improvement in salary scale and also other facilities that are poor or nonexistent. From the analysis of narrative data it was also found that ICT teachers were not satisfied with the fringe benefits, their pay scale and teaching load. At the end of the study recommendations were made to improve their working conditions, promotion policy, professional development program, and solve other problems mentioned above.