Literacy and social development in the information age: Redefining possibilities in sub‐Saharan Africa

1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naz Rassool
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

The Benefits and Challenges of Mobile Technologies in Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 55-73
Author(s):  
Julius Sonko
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Cellular Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
Education Access ◽  
Digital Cellular ◽  
The World ◽  
Sub Saharan

As the world gradually becomes universally networked with digital cellular systems and wireless high-speed Internet connectivity, mobile technologies are increasingly also becoming more ubiquitous, with enhanced capabilities ideal for supporting learning. There can be no doubt that mobile technologies are already playing a major role in education, especially since such technologies are more in tune with this fast-paced information age. This chapter examines the benefits and challenges of mobile technologies in education from the perspective of Sub-Saharan Africa. Because of the benefits that are exclusive to mobile technologies, the educational sector is gradually legitimizing the dissemination of education via such technologies. However, critics have not yet bought into the idea of disseminating education via mobile technologies because of the challenges related to such technologies. Nonetheless, the benefits seem to outweigh the challenges, and it is certain that mobile technologies are poised to be the future means for increasing education access in Sub-Saharan Africa.

scholarly journals Chaos Engineering (Principles of Chaos Engineering) As the Pathway to Excellence and Relevance in Engineering Education in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-151
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Distributed System ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
Real World ◽  
Global South ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Education In Africa

A study on engineering in sub-Saharan Africa revealed that engineering is pivotal for economic and social development of any country. This is profound as it underscores the potentials embedded in engineering education for excellence and relevance in Africa. This has not been the case in Africa, as the region has not developed evenly with other countries from the Global South. Hence, the impetus for chaos engineering as a panacea to excellence and relevance in engineering education in Africa. Chaos engineering has been defined by various authors and one of the profound definitions is that chaos engineering is the discipline of experimenting on a distributed system with the intent to build confidence in the system`s capability to withstand turbulent conditions during production. This study therefore looked at chaos engineering, its history and applicability and conceptualize it as a pathway for excellence and relevance in engineering education in Africa. Findings from the that engineering is pivotal for economic and social development of any country but it has not resulted to such in Africa which necessitates chaos principles. It was found out that experimentation is a basic principle of chaos engineering while the advanced principles are hypothesizing about steady state, vary real-world events, run experiments in production, automate experiments to run continuously, minimize blast radius. These all were conceptualized as the pathway to excellence and relevance in engineering education in Africa. The study recommended that there is a need to intensify effort on researching more into chaos engineering in Africa.

scholarly journals Redefining Engineering Education in Africa through Delivering Total Engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Educational Perspective ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Education In Africa

Engineering education in sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to contribute to economic and social development of any country. But it has not been leveraged on appropriately to culminate in economic and social development in the countries in Africa. This implies that for Africa as a region to leverage fully on the potentials of engineering education to ensure economic and social development, it must be redefined through delivering total engineering. This study was a theoretical discourse on redefining engineering education in Africa through delivering total engineering and evidences from established literature were used in giving more credence to the work. Delivering Total engineering is a composite of three words which are delivering, total and engineering. This study conceptualized what delivering total engineering and it was defined as an educational perspective which showcases the relationship between learning and teaching which is crucial to innovation in the delivery of capable, competent and confident graduate which are the outcomes. Findings revealed that the three dimensions (delivering, total, engineering) are crucial in redefining engineering education in Africa and they were analyzed in support of this study. The study therefore recommends intensification of effort on research on delivering total engineering as it has no theoretical basis. Pragmatism is also important to verify the veracity of the concept.

Social development in sub-Saharan Africa

2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ndangwa Noyoo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

This article examines some of the factors that might have engendered and/or impeded efforts aimed at enhancing social development in sub-Saharan African countries. It suggests how social workers could play meaningful roles in realizing social development goals in these contexts, as well as in South Africa.

scholarly journals Islamic Capital Market for Social Development: Innovating Waqf Mobile Sukuk in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-154
Author(s):  
Samsad Jahan ◽  
Aishath Muneeza ◽  
Siti Hajar Baharuddin
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Distribution Channels ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Mobile Platforms ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Sub Saharan

The use of sukuk in social development is an under-researched area, especially in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Although the Kenyan government has issued the world’s first mobile bond and the Indonesian government has used mobile platforms as a distribution channels for the issuances of retail sukuk, little is known about mobile sukuk and its potential from the perspective Islamic social finance. This paper aims to explore the opportunities and challenges of mobile sukuk for social development, namely perpetual waqf mobile sukuk, where the concept of waqf is combined with qard. It is anticipated that the proposed type of sukuk has the potential to be used as an Islamic social finance instrument.

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