Teacher Education Systems In Africa In The Digital Era

Author : Bade Adegoke,Adesoji Oni
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9782869786561

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Teacher Education Systems in Africa in the Digital Era by Bade Adegoke,Adesoji Oni Pdf

Teacher education is vital for the realization of a nations development aspirations. The conception, incubation and delivery of any national development policy, as well as the reform and implementation of extant policies, are driven by the quality of teachers and their products within a functional educational system. Indeed, national and global models of development, including the millennium development goals revolve round the frames of quality education, beginning with teacher education. It is therefore important to have functional teacher education systems in Africa to help its citizens explore the networking of the world as a global village. This is achievable through a systematic mobilization of national resources and visible commitment to the development of a modernized cadre of scientific and technological manpower. This book, Teacher Education Systems in Africa in the Digital Era is a rich exposition of theories and praxes essential for the development of teacher education in Africa. The book has immense benefits for teachers, teacher trainers, funding agencies, other stakeholders and policy makers.

Author : Adegoke, Bade,Oni, Adesoji
Publisher : CODESRIA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9782869786080

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Teacher Education Systems in Africa in the Digital Era by Adegoke, Bade,Oni, Adesoji Pdf

Teacher education is vital for the realization of a nation’s development aspirations. The conception, incubation and delivery of any national development policy, as well as the reform and implementation of extant policies, are driven by the quality of teachers and their products within a functional educational system. Indeed, national and global models of development, including the millennium development goals revolve round the frames of quality education, beginning with teacher education. It is therefore important to have functional teacher education systems in Africa to help its citizens explore the networking of the world as a global village. This is achievable through a systematic mobilization of national resources and visible commitment to the development of a modernized cadre of scientific and technological manpower. This book is a rich exposition of theories and praxes essential for the development of teacher education in Africa. The book has immense benefits for teachers, teacher trainers, funding agencies, other stakeholders and policy makers.

Author : Meda, Lawrence,Makura, Alfred H.
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789956762477

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Technology Driven Curriculum for 21st Century Higher Education Students in Africa by Meda, Lawrence,Makura, Alfred H. Pdf

The book consists of novel and empirical research in broad areas of technology and curriculum in selected African countries. The central theme of the book is technology and the higher education curriculum. The book consists of case studies from selected African countries, namely, Lesotho; Namibia; Kenya; South Africa; Zimbabwe; Tanzania and Nigeria. These studies confirm that in this contemporary digital era, educational technology is playing an increasingly important role. It has become so ubiquitous and fundamental in the teaching and learning. Higher education sectors across the continent are increasingly compelled to use educational technology to keep up with needs of 21st century students who want to be afforded opportunities to be able to learn in real time, anytime, and on their own terms using opportunities for creative innovation made possible by new information and communication technologies.

Author : Boadu, Gideon,Odhiambo, George,Marandi, Pegah
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781668477236

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Practices and Perspectives of Teaching and Teacher Education in Africa by Boadu, Gideon,Odhiambo, George,Marandi, Pegah Pdf

Teacher education is a known variable that impacts the quality of teaching and schooling, yet while research on practices in teaching and teacher education abound in other contexts, there seems to be no comprehensive reference work on teaching and teacher education in Africa. With Africa and the diaspora boasting rich, diverse political and educational contexts and practices, this gap in knowledge requires that attention be focused on investigating issues that shape the pace, course, and direction of teaching and teacher education in these contexts. Practices and Perspectives of Teaching and Teacher Education in Africa facilitates scholarly discussions among scholars and practitioners about practices, innovations, and future possibilities for educating the next generation of competent students and teachers in Africa. Covering topics such as educational reforms, equity, career progression, and curriculum development, this major reference work is ideal for administrators, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Author : George Jerry Sefa Dei
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Community and school
ISBN : 1592210031

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Schooling and Education in Africa by George Jerry Sefa Dei Pdf

Using the Ghanian schooling experience as a case study, this book explores how research can contribute to the development of a body of knowledge for educational change in Africa. Education in Africa is often said to be in a crisis' caused in part by the colonial legacy, but also due to inappropriate and uncontextualised current educational policies in relation to local human conditions and African realities. This book offers a critical analysis of current educational reform strategies and the actual practice of reform in an African context.'

Author : Rosarii Griffin
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927366

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Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by Rosarii Griffin Pdf

In the drive to achieve universal primary education as one of the Millennium Development Goals, there is an increasing recognition of the urgency of focusing on teacher education to both meet the demand for more than one million qualified teachers required to achieve this goal within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to combat the sometimes poor quality educational experience reported in the school. Currently, approximately only one third of teachers are qualified to teach. This dearth in qualified teachers also means that secondary and tertiary education need to be improved upon to provide an educated cohort of graduates. This in turn will ensure that the quality of teacher trained and retained within the profession is of a sufficiently high standard to ensure sustainable progress. This volume focuses on the various aspects of teacher education which need to be addressed in order for the wider Millennium Goals to be achieved, but more importantly, so that each African child living within sub-Saharan Africa will have the right to a quality education: ensuring they too experience their right and entitlement as children to reach their full potential - often taken for granted in Western countries – giving African children the necessary tools to build a better future for themselves. Of particular interest to the education researcher and policy maker, this volume’s contributors look at the various issues and challenges around the teacher profession, particularly in relation to resources and practices within sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors examine the issue of building research capacity for educational research within teacher education Colleges and explore the concept of education for sustainable development with the view to improving the development of quality teacher education within the global South. In this volume, research reports are presented highlighting the various challenges within the structure and provision of teacher education within certain national contexts, including assessment and curricula issues, which need to be addressed. This volume goes from the global to the local and examines teacher educator teaching, learning and reflective practice issues within different contexts, as well as exploring alternative pre-service experiences for western teachers who wish to work within the sub-Saharan context as well as some teacher educator exchange programmes between the South and North. Case countries explored include Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar, to mention but a few. Of particular value to the education researcher and policy maker, this book provides a timely resource focusing on an area of neglect, highlighting the central role of the teacher and teacher education towards sustainable development within the sub-Saharan African context.

Author : SOJI ONI (Ph.D.)
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 973 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781490715759

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CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS IN AFRICAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS by SOJI ONI (Ph.D.) Pdf

Challenges and Prospects in African Education System: The general idea this book is trying to disseminate is to inform readers about the compelling challenges and prospects in African system of education. As we all know, when issues of Africa educational system is raised, the first set of thoughts that come to mind is decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractices, cult crises or school-based violence, shortage of teachers, underqualified teachers, and poor teachers' performance, which results in poor learning standards, lack of classroom discipline that is exacerbated by insufficient resources and inadequate infrastructure, failure of appropriate inspection and monitoring, and confusion caused by changing curricula without proper communication and training. All these have led to massive demoralization and disillusionment among teachers and a negative and worsening perception of African system of education. This, therefore, calls for in-depth analysis aimed at tutoring every stakeholder in education on how their action and inactions have individually and collectively contributed to the collapsing state of education in Africa. However, the prospect is that Africa's recovery and sustainable development can only be guaranteed through expansion and sustenance of both quantitative and qualitative-of the continent's stock of human capital through education. In order for education to realize its key role in development, it must be provided to the younger segments of African society as quickly as human and financial resources permit, with the ultimate goal of developing a comprehensive, meaningful and sustainable system of education at all levels and for all age groups. This is the message that this book puts across in the six knitted sections.

Author : Bellarmine A. Ezumah
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030537289

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Critical Perspectives of Educational Technology in Africa by Bellarmine A. Ezumah Pdf

This book is a critical-cultural evaluation of educational technology adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa, including projects such as the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child). It presents efficient ways of improving education delivery among low-income communities through designing and implementing congruent educational technologies that incorporate social and cultural proclivities. Ezumah defines technology with regards to pedagogy, and seeks to debunk the assumption that educational technology consists only of digital and interactive options. Additionally, she argues for a narrative paradigm shift aimed at validating analog technologies as equally capable of providing necessary and desired educational objectives and outcomes for communities who cannot afford the digital alternatives. By comparing African educational systems in precolonial, colonial, and post-colonial times and incorporating the history of technology transfers from the Global North to South, the book highlights cultural imperialism, development theory, neocolonialism, and hegemonic tendencies.

Author : A. Bame Nsamenang,Thérèse Mungah Tchombé
Publisher : HDRC
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789956444649

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Handbook of African Educational Theories and Practices by A. Bame Nsamenang,Thérèse Mungah Tchombé Pdf

Author : UNESCO,Agence française de développement
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000737

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Digital services for education in Africa by UNESCO,Agence française de développement Pdf

Author : Aidan G Mulkeen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821380710

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Teachers in Anglophone Africa by Aidan G Mulkeen Pdf

Teachers are at the heart of good education, and good teacher policies are essential to ensure adequate supply, deployment and management of teachers. Enrollment in primary education has grown rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet teacher policy in the region has oft en evolved without clear planning; in the absence of an overall strategy, countries have experienced serious problems with teacher supply and deployment, as well as with the quality of teaching. Based on case studies of education systems and practices in eight English-speaking African countries, 'Teachers in Anglophone Africa: Issues in Teacher Supply, Training, and Management' closely examines issues of teacher supply, deployment, management and finance. The book suggests that these issues are closely interrelated. Low numbers of qualified teaching graduates may result in teacher shortages; these shortages may make it difficult to deploy teachers effectively. Problems with teacher deployment may result in inefficient utilization of the teachers available, and those teachers' effectiveness may be further reduced by weak teacher management and support systems. The book identifies policies and practices that are working on the ground, noting their potential pitfalls and pointing out that policies designed to address one problem may make another problem worse. 'Teachers in Anglophone Africa: Issues in Teacher Supply, Training, and Management' offers a useful synthesis of the issues and draws together a series of promising practices, which can serve as positive suggestions for countries seeking to improve their teacher policies. The book should be of great assistance to education ministries and their development partners throughout the region as they address the challenges of the next phases of expansion in education.

Author : Netexplo (France),UNESCO. Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231003158

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Human learning in the digital era by Netexplo (France),UNESCO. Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information Pdf

Author : Kimberly Safford,Liz Chamberlain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429958069

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Learning and Teaching Around the World by Kimberly Safford,Liz Chamberlain Pdf

Learning and Teaching Around the World is a wide-ranging introduction to diverse experiences, practices and developments in global primary education. It explores different contexts for children’s learning, and methods and purposes of primary education, in settings across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australasia, and addresses wider issues such as the rise of refugee learners and large multi-grade classes. With an explicit focus on comparative and international studies and improving the knowledge, understanding and practice of effective pedagogies for children’s learning, this book reflects on key issues such as: Standards for learner-centred education Patterns of inclusion and exclusion Defining ‘teacher professionalism’ The impact of global education agendas Language policy for schooling and assessment Learning and Teaching Around the World is an essential text for those wishing to develop a critical understanding of the experiences of primary teachers and children around the world. Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate education studies students, the scope of this book will support all students in developing knowledge of primary education and of the diverse needs of learners in an era of global movement of children and families.

Author : Jako Olivier,Avinash Oojorah,Waaiza Udhin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811942266

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Perspectives on Teacher Education in the Digital Age by Jako Olivier,Avinash Oojorah,Waaiza Udhin Pdf

This book relates to the experiences and initiatives of teacher education institutions in the Southern Africa region to empower teachers to cope with teaching and learning in the digital age. The book covers the impacts of digital technologies on the teaching and learning process. Online and blended learning, digital pedagogies, the design of curricula and learning experiences to address the learning needs and profile of learners are considered in this book. Furthermore, the way in which pre- and in-service teachers learn about alternative modes of assessment will also be considered. In this regard, innovative concepts such as renewable and situated assessments, multimodal assessments, digital storytelling and e-portfolios, amongst others, were explored.

Author : Felix Maringe,Otilia Chiramba
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781776342204

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The 4IR and teacher education in South Africa by Felix Maringe,Otilia Chiramba Pdf

The 4IR has become an overarching framework within which education systems, including teacher education, are operating. Contingent upon the ideology of neo-liberalism, the 4IR seeks to transform societies in ways which respond to the relentless developments in technology, the Internet and digital capacities which, by design and intent, are purposed at increasing both productivity and the associated quality while at the same time reducing human intervention in the same processes. In teacher education, how we teach and train student teachers will be substantially influenced by the imperatives of the 4IR. There are multiple unresolved questions as the 4IR takes centre stage. For example, what will it mean for teaching and learning in schools that have severe technological and digital deficits; for teachers and students who have minimal technological literacies; for delivering high-quality teaching and learning; for transforming both the content and pedagogies of teacher education and, above all, for delivering socially just educational experiences for all our learners, regardless of class, race, and privilege. The discourse of the 4IR is contemporary and requires multiple perspectives to explore what it means in different contexts and settings, the understandings it engenders in people, what it implies across a wide range of educational decision-making levels, and that its fundamental assumptions cohere with national and societal assumptions about equality, equity and social justice. Multiple methodological approaches were utilised in the interrogation of the idea of the 4IR in teacher education in South Africa, including theoretical, empirical, and small-scale case studies, amongst others. The data these approaches provide are equally valued based on the purposes for which they have been derived.