UID:
edoccha_9958061514202883
Format:
xxviii, 84 pages :
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illustrations, maps ;
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26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-76590-9
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9786610765904
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0-8213-7071-5
Series Statement:
World Bank working paper, no. 101
Content:
This working paper is based on a literature review and country case studies from ten Sub-Saharan African countries: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal,South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It reveals a number of huge challenges in science, mathematics, and ICT education (SMICT) in sub-Saharan Africa: poorly-resourcedschools; 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 SMI
Note:
"Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA), Africa Region Human Development Department."
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Sommaire executive; 1. Introduction; List of Tables; List of Figures; 2. Curriculum Policies, Instructional Practices, and Assessment; List of Boxes; 3. School Context and Instructional Resources; 4. SMICT Teachers, Teacher Education and Teacher Support; 5. SMICT Education: Toward a Strategy for Development; Appendix A; References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7070-7
Language:
English
