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

Wout Ottevanger,Jan van den Akker and Leo de Feiter. - World Bank African Region Human Development Department

ISBN 10: 0821370707 / ISBN 13: 9780821370704

Published by World Bank Publications 2007-03-29, 2007

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• Title: Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and Promising Practices (World Bank working paper)
• Publisher: World Bank Publications 2007-03-29
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821370707
• ISBN 13: 9780821370704
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

'Developing Science, Mathematics and ICT 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 science, mathematics and ICT (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.