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Title:
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PRACTICES OF ADOPTING E-SKILLS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN UGANDAN SCHOOLS |
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Author(s):
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Bada Joseph Kizito , Jarkko Suhonen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-58-4 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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E-skills, ICT projects in Uganda, e-Schools, ICT Education, telecollaboration, SWOT analysis |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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200 |
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Last Page:
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206 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The purpose of this paper is to review the process of ICT adoption in Ugandan schools for facilitation of teaching and
learning in the last decade. This review is done in order to examine how beneficial e-skills have enhanced teaching and
learning in Ugandan schools, and to identify the outstanding challenges the schools have had in e-skills adoption. When
ICT started gaining popularity in Uganda in mid 90s, the schools were the first beneficiaries chosen by international
development partners as a starting point for spreading ICT skills to the communities of Uganda. Different approaches
have been used by different international bodies in implementation of ICT education projects in Ugandan schools. Some
of these projects involved the community from the surrounding of the schools in getting e-skills from schools (such as
World Links for Development and NEPAD) while others focused on training needs of students and teachers only. We
have used SWOT analysis to examine e-skills adoption practices in Ugandan schools. Using this approach of analysis, we
have identified benefits schools obtained from e-skills, the weaknesses in e-skills adoption process. We also present the
factors that are important for ICT education and the opportunities for future e-skills adoption. |
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