INTEGRATING MOBILE LEARNING INTO BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM: THE VIEWS OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKERS

Abstract

The popularity of mobile technology, predominantly the mobile phone, is changing the way in which individuals communicate, access information, teach, learn and foster interactions. It is now made known that mobile technology is important in the development of quality teaching and learning in educational systems around the world, as well as a means for fundamental transformation into the existing school principles and practices for the preparation of students in meeting the innovations in the global arena. Educational stakeholders that are directly working on basic education system in the country were selected. Random sampling technique was used to select 240 participants for the study. The study revealed that, educational stakeholders were aware of the uses of mobile learning. Also, agree on the benefits of mobile learning technology in instructional evaluation and administrative enhancement if integrated into basic education system. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made.