David Hawkridge, John Jaworski, Harry McMahon

Computers in Third-World Schools (eBook, PDF)

Examples, Experience and Issues

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The reasons why governments of developing countries should put computer technology in their schools are highly controversial, but no less than the actual use being made of these comparatively expensive machines and their software. This book looks at experience in African, Asian and Arabic-speaking countries that already have computers in some of their schools. It is based mainly on research in China, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. The authors debate policy and practice in the light of experience to date. They identify the rationales commonly deployed by Ministries of Education and international agencies, but argue themselves for a long-term view of the potential of computers to liberalise education, and through such education to reduce dependency and inequity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 357
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349207930
• Artikelnr.: 54142867

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
PART 1 CONTEXT
Are Computers needed in Developing Countries?
Do Schools in Developing Countries need Computers?
PART 2 TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING
Software
Hardware
Training
PART 3 EXPERIENCE
China
Egypt
India
Jordan
Kenya
Mauritius
Sri Lanka
South
East Asia
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Other Countries
PART 4 POLICY AND PRACTICE
The Ministry's View
The Principals' View
The Teachers' View
The Students' View
PART 5 THE NEXT 10 YEARS
Technological Change
Economics, Education and Computers
References
Index