Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Patterns and Promising Practices

von Wout Ottevanger, Jan Van Den Akker, Leo de Feiter

114 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: World Bank Publications
• ISBN: 9780821370704
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.03.2007
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: World Bank Publications