Author : Wout Ottevanger
Release : 2007-01-01
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 715/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Wout Ottevanger
Download or read book Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Wout Ottevanger. This book was released on 2007-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Science, Mathematics and ICT (SMICT) in Secondary Education is based on country studies from ten Sub-Saharan African countries: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, and a literature review. It reveals a number of huge challenges in SMICT education in sub-Saharan Africa: poorly-resourced schools; large classes; a curriculum hardly relevant to the daily lives of students; a lack of qualified teachers; and inadequate teacher education programs. Through examining country case studies, this paper discusses the lessons for improvement of SMICT in secondary education in Africa.