A Needs Assessment to Identify the Reality of Two Rural School Cases in South Africa: Potential for ICT4D or Not?

Autor/in	Pade-Khene, C.
Titel	A Needs Assessment to Identify the Reality of Two Rural School Cases in South Africa: Potential for ICT4D or Not?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 8 (2012) 2, S.44-61 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Needs Assessment; Rural Areas; Computer Science; Information Systems; Information Technology; Program Development; Access to Education; Technology Integration; Program Descriptions; Futures (of Society); Art; Handicrafts; Tourism; Disadvantaged Environment; Sustainability; Educational Innovation; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Focus Groups; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Transportation; Meetings; Faculty Development; School Administration; Management Systems; Electronic Libraries; Qualitative Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Partnerships in Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bedarfsermittlung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Informatik; Informationstechnologie; Programmplanung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Future; Society; Zukunft; Arts; Kunst; Handwerk; Tourismus; Nachhaltigkeit; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Verkehrswesen; Meeting; Tagung; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Qualitative Forschung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Understanding the potential or need for ICT support in education within developing countries, requires an in-depth needs assessment to comprehend, elaborate and set the desired priorities of rural schools. A Needs Assessment was conducted as part of an on-going comprehensive evaluation process of an ICT for development project, the Siyakhula Living Lab. The needs assessment focused on an elaboration of a high level need, "access to education and knowledge", identified in a Baseline Study of the community. The needs identified were based on an understanding of the existing operation of local schools, from the perspectives of local representatives who are more familiar with their environment and its challenges. This paper presents a report on the findings of the Needs Assessment, which include: 1) the elaborated needs and priorities for developing access to education and knowledge in a rural area, and 2) proposed solutions to address these development needs. Examining these elaborated needs indicate that potential solutions to address them are beyond the scope of computer science and information systems, and should also include other development solutions, such as, education, government, sociology, etc. The Siyakhula Living Lab still needs to build on the expertise available, in order to propose diverse solutions that can support the integration of the technology within the schools. A description of the contribution of the needs assessment for subsequent or future evaluations of the Siyakhula Living concludes the report. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01