Constraints faced among scientists in agricultural universities during use of ICT

Abstract

Education is one of the eminent fields in the world of ICT. Three agricultural universities namely, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur and Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur were selected for the research purposively. The study was aimed to find out the important constraints faced in these agricultural universities by the scientists while using ICT tools. The sample comprised of 20 scientists from each of the universities, therefore the total sample size was 60. Data collection was done through questionnaire, observation, group discussion and interaction techniques. Respondents were questioned to enlist the constraints encountered by them during the use of ICT tools. Constraints were categorized into three types’ i.e., technical, social-economic & psychological and ergonomical. The responses were marked as regularly, occasionally and never. The scoring was given as 2, 1 and 0 against each response respectively. The results obtained from the study indicated that absence of conducive environment and insufficient internet facility as the top most constraints faced among scientists in using ICT tools.