• Ogban, Usang Ekume
• Ibe Odum Ibe
• Ekoro, Ekoro Igo (PhD)

This study examined ICT adoption practices and sustainability of private secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study was survey research design. One research question and one research hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample 105 private secondary school proprietors in 2022/2023 academic year in Calabar Education Zone. The instrument used for the study was a 24 item modified 4-point Likert-type questionnaire called ICT Adoption Practices and Sustainability of Private Secondary Schools Questionnaire (IAPSPSSQ).The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through the Cronbach Co-efficient Alpha Reliability methods. Data were analyzed using One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The major finding of the study revealed that ICT adoption practices has a significance influence on sustainability of private secondary schools in terms of learning environment, effective teaching and curriculum content. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that in-service training should be conducted regularly by private school proprietors to acquaint teachers with recent innovations in management and ICT facilities available for teaching and learning.

ICT, Adoption Practices, Sustainability, Private Secondary Schools.

" ICT Adoption Practices and Sustainability of Private Secondary Schools in Cross River State, Nigeria", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no.c684-c694, November-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311294.pdf

" ICT Adoption Practices and Sustainability of Private Secondary Schools in Cross River State, Nigeria", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no. ppc684-c694, November-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311294.pdf