Developing Science, Mathematics, and Ict Education in Sub-saharan Africa: Patterns and Promising Practices - Couverture souple

Ottevanger, Wout; Akker, Jan Van Den; Feiter, Leo De

 
9780821370704: Developing Science, Mathematics, and Ict Education in Sub-saharan Africa: Patterns and Promising Practices

Synopsis

This publication examines secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the teaching of science, mathematics and ICT (SMICT), based on a literature review and ten country case studies (from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe). It reveals a number of huge challenges in SMICT education in the region, including poorly-resourced schools, large classes, a curriculum hardly relevant to the daily lives of students, a lack of qualified teachers and inadequate teacher education programmes.

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This publication examines secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the teaching of science, mathematics and ICT (SMICT), based on a literature review and ten country case studies (from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe). It reveals a number of huge challenges in SMICT education in the region, including poorly-resourced schools, large classes, a curriculum hardly relevant to the daily lives of students, a lack of qualified teachers and inadequate teacher education programmes.

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