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Transforming African Education Systems in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Using ICTs: Challenges and Opportunities
Joint Authors
Ainea, N.
Barakabitze, Alcardo Alex
William-Andey Lazaro, Anangisye
Mkwizu, Michael Hamza
Maziku, Hellen
Matofali, Alex Xavery
Iddi, Aziza
Sanga, Camillius
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-29, 29 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
29
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper presents the role of ICTs in transforming Africa’s Education Systems (AES) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects/courses.
The paper highlights on a positive shift across Africa in using ICT to improve the quality of teaching and learning through activities such as intensive ICT skills training to teachers, increase in ICT equipments and applications in schools, and emergence of living labs (LLs) and innovation spaces/centres (InnoSpace).
We first provide some of the challenges of integrating ICTs in education followed by a description of key past and current ICT initiatives supporting the adoption of ICTs in schools using a number of case studies in sub-Saharan Africa.
We further present various ICT-based models for education, as a transformational approach towards integrating ICTs in AES.
Moreover, we provide various ICT platforms deployed for education service delivery in disadvantaged African society (e.g., rural areas) including LLs and InnoSpace across the continent.
Finally, we highlight our main findings and observations in terms of opportunities and future ICT for education research directions in Africa.
Our aim is to provide some guidelines and ensure that Africa uniformly meet the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 4, which is to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, particularly using ICTs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barakabitze, Alcardo Alex& William-Andey Lazaro, Anangisye& Ainea, N.& Mkwizu, Michael Hamza& Maziku, Hellen& Matofali, Alex Xavery…[et al.]. 2019. Transforming African Education Systems in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Using ICTs: Challenges and Opportunities. Education Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152085
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barakabitze, Alcardo Alex…[et al.]. Transforming African Education Systems in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Using ICTs: Challenges and Opportunities. Education Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152085
American Medical Association (AMA)
Barakabitze, Alcardo Alex& William-Andey Lazaro, Anangisye& Ainea, N.& Mkwizu, Michael Hamza& Maziku, Hellen& Matofali, Alex Xavery…[et al.]. Transforming African Education Systems in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Using ICTs: Challenges and Opportunities. Education Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152085
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152085