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Africa: Change the Perspective on Education to Improve Learning
Mastercard Foundation, 3 September 2020
If necessity is the mother of invention, you might say that adversity is its father. We have been witnessing a good demonstration of this as we continue to adapt to the… Read more »
Mastercard Foundation
Africa: Change the Perspective on Education to Improve Learning
SMS messages that students receive on basic mobile phones; smart-phone video tutorials that can be downloaded anywhere at any time, and internet-based question-and-answer testing sessions for learners with real-time feedback from teachers are some of the "new communication products [...] enabling continuous contact between student and teacher" in sub-Saharan Africa, writes Kim Kerr (who oversees education programs at Mastercard Foundation) and Joseph Nsengimana (director of the Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT). In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of communication technologies in education could include easing teachers' burden, reduce routine administrative tasks to allow more time for teaching, and help teachers identify where students are struggling and provide more targeted support. Read more.
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31 July 2020
Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work - Executive Summary
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Download Full Report (PDF) This report focuses on the role of secondary education in ensuring youth acquire the skills, knowledge, and ... see more »
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The Mastercard Foundation has released an important new report, Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work. The report focuses on the ... Read more »
The Mastercard Foundation today released an important new report, Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work.
InFocus
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The current COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt every sphere of our lives, including how we educate our children. Joseph Nsengimana, Director for the Mastercard Foundation's ... Read more »
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Economic contraction in Africa due to COVID-19 threatens the ability of countries to invest in secondary education at a time when demand is increasing. This will have long term ... Read more »
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As secondary schools in Africa start to re-open after the COVID-19 lockdowns, Peter Materu (Chief Read more »
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Humber College, a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and a global leader in polytechnic education, has been selected to lead one of the critical components ... Read more »
