Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Auteur: Wout Ottevanger, J. J. H. van den Akker, Leo de Feiter
Nombre de pages: 84 pages
ISBN: 0821370715, 9780821370711
Edition: World Bank Publications
Date de publication: World Bank Publications
Description: 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.

