Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and Promising Practices (World Bank working paper): 101 (Africa Human Development) - Softcover

Wout Ottevanger; Jan Van Den Akker And Leo De Feiter. - World Bank African Region Human Development Department

 
9780821370704: Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and Promising Practices (World Bank working paper): 101 (Africa Human Development)

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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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Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Reveals a number of huge challenges in Science, Mathematics and ICT (SMICT) education in sub-Saharan Africa. Through examining country case studies, this paper discusses the lessons for improvement of SMICT in secondary education in Africa.

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