4D Technologies for Teachers: investigating the use of ICT by the rural poor in Eastern Province, South Africa.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2006
Country:
South Africa
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Education
Authors:
Leach, J., Shumi Makalima

Abstract

The research reported in this paper arises out of a number of educational activities and interventions carried out in relation to new information and communication technologies (ICT). The research asked whether there is a role for ICT in rural schooling and development, and if so what that role is. The paper includes a review of the Eastern Cape context, including a survey of current ICT use and provision in rural schools, and an account of work carried out by the DEEP project.

Citation

Presentation to the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, USA, 7-11 April 2006, 36 pp.

4D Technologies for Teachers: investigating the use of ICT by the rural poor in Eastern Province, South Africa.

Published 1 January 2006
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