#theme:ict_education

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This literature review begins by outlining the policy context which shapes the alternative education sector and provides information regarding alternative education itself. It then explores major themes emerging from the literature regarding the potential of ICT to connect young people socially and civically. Further, we explore the potential of ICT and its current role and challenges within the mainstream educational environment. The paper concludes by proposing a number of key questions and areas for further research.

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The Report underlines the importance of well-costed projects and the selection of pedagogically sound technologies in order to optimize teaching and learning.This report seeks to explore various issues relating to education in sub-Saharan Africa. Of particular interest is how distance education and open learning can be supported by ICT, such that the objectives of education, as noted in the quotation above, might become achievablefor the majority of people in Africa (many of whom are now excluded from educational opportunities of any form). The report is based on desk research, including a review of literature and examples of current initiatives using ICTs for education in sub-Saharan Africa, with a specific focus on open and distance learning