Mathematics Education in East Africa
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- Synopsis
- This book is a valuable resource for policymakers andpractitioners as it brings insights mainly from developing countries whererelatively less research activity takes place. It is also a valuableresource for courses in mathematics education in the teacher education colleges,and departments of education in the sub-Saharan Africa region. In theincreasingly global and technological world mathematics is seen as asignificant gatekeeper of opportunities for social and economic advancement andmobility. Hence, countries and development agencies in the broader sub-SaharanAfrica region are looking towards increasing access to relevant andhigh-quality secondary education as a lever towards economic development. Policy makers and other key decision makers in education look towardsimprovement in mathematics teaching and learning as a key focus in educationreform. In the East Africa region also a number of initiatives have been takenat the national level in the respective countries to improve the quality ofmathematics education. This book provides an in-depth comparative analysisof the developments and issues in mathematics education in Kenya, Tanzania,Rwanda and Uganda, and advances our understanding of the state of secondarymathematics education in East Africa.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319272580
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Date of Addition:
- 09/02/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Education, Mathematics and Statistics
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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