期刊名称：International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
电子版ISSN：1814-0556
出版年度：2007
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：64-84
出版社：University of the West Indies
摘要：Using the policy network theoretical framework, this paper examines the prospects and challenges of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) e-schools initiative. Based on qualitative research approach, this study aims to critically evaluate the prospects and challenges facing thee-schools collaborative initiatives under the auspices of the NEPAD. Secondary education system is the most strategic education sector and unfortunately the least developed and the least available in Africa. With the vision of changing teaching and learning paradigms in Africa, the e-schools initiative aims to tackle the problems of secondary education in the region through the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs). However, a successful exploitation of the potential of ICTs for the enhancement of secondary education depends more on pedagogical and inter-organizational strategies than ICT issues. While secondary education is the domain of interest, e-school projects are premised on collaborative partnerships, alliances and consortia of corporate and governmental bodies. The projects have many prospects and challenges that must be resolved to ensure its sustainability. It is argued that a responsive ICT in education policy in each country is key to the success of e-school projects across Africa. At the organizational level, the study argues that sustained technology intervention is based more on the resolve of the partner members , especially the political will of African governments . Besides, the e-school initiative stands to gain from the experience of developing countries that have successfully integrated ICTs in education through collaborative s trategies
关键词：Information and communication technologies; e;-;school; secondary education; policy ;network; collaborative partnership;s; Africa
