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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825329903321

Titolo

Networking institutions of learning [[electronic resource] ] : schoolnet / / ed. by Tina James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, Ont. ; ; Dakar [Senegal], : International Development Research Centre

Dakar [Senegal], : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2004

ISBN

1-280-71780-7

9786610717804

1-55250-176-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Collana

Information and communication technologies for development in Africa ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

JamesTina

Disciplina

338.96/02

Soggetti

Information technology - Africa

Telecommunication - Africa

Telecommuting centers - Africa

Community development - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Executive summary; Chapter 1 Contextualising Education in Africa: The Role of ICTs; Chapter 2 Introduction to the Evaluation Study; Chapter 3 Emerging Pictures – Lessons Learnt and Recommendations; Chapter 4 Starting National Schoolnets; Chapter 5 Internet para as Escolas in Mozambique; Chapter 6 Youth Cyber Clubs in Senegal; Chapter 7 SchoolNet South Africa; Chapter 8 Schoolnet Uganda: Curriculumnet; Appendices; Bibliography;

Sommario/riassunto

This volume documents the processes used, and institutions created, to bring computers and connectivity into schools, as a means of enhancing the use and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. A range of project, administrative, and cultural settings are explored as are a wide variety of technical solutions.