Information and Communications Technologies in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, Practices, Trends, and Recommendations

The following report discusses the use of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) to improve access to, quality of, and delivery of secondary education within sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the policy environment for ICTs in sub-Saharan Africa, their successes, challenges, and lessons learned, and it concludes with a broad and detailed set of recommendations for policy makers, donors, the private sector, designers, and implementers of ICTs in education programs. The report seeks to generally answer the question of how sub-Saharan African (SSA) governments can best use technology to improve access to secondary education, improve learning, strengthen management of schools and the education system, and foster innovation.

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Tipo de recurso

Background Paper

Publicado

Publicado por

Mastercard Foundation

Escrito por

Mary Burns and Mohammad Issack Santally

Tema(s)

Distance Education
Levels of Learning - Secondary Education
Technology and Innovation

Enfoque geográfico

Region: Central Africa
Region: East Africa
Region: Southern Africa
Region: West Africa