Overview
- Maps pathways to harmonization of curriculum in diverse settings
- Allows academics, practitioners and policymakers to reflect on their own practices
- Breaks new ground and brings new insights on a hitherto little researched issue
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Mathematics curriculum developmen
- Mathematics education in sub-Saharan Africa
- Challenges in teaching and learning mathematics
- Harmonizing mathematics education in diverse settings
- State of mathematics education in sub-Saharan Africa
- Potentials in sub-Saharan African math education
- Pitfalls in sub-Saharan African math education
About this book
In the increasingly global and technological world mathematics is seen as a significant gatekeeper of opportunities for social and economic advancement and mobility. Hence, countries and development agencies in the broader sub-Saharan Africa region are looking towards increasing access to relevant and high-quality secondary education as a lever towards economic development. Policy makers and other key decision makers in education look towards improvement in mathematics teaching and learning as a key focus in education reform. In the East Africa region also a number of initiatives have been taken at the nationallevel in the respective countries to improve the quality of mathematics education. This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the developments and issues in mathematics education in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and advances our understanding of the state of secondary mathematics education in East Africa.
Reviews
“This edited, 6-chapter, 80-page paperback volume discusses the current school level mathematics education situation in East Africa. … those who are conducting international comparisons of mathematics instruction and that those who work on mathematics education projects in East Africa, whether Peace Corp volunteers, researchers, or policy advisors, would be interested in the volume, as well as those just curious about mathematics education in East Africa.” (Annie Selden, MAA Reviews, maa.org, July, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematics Education in East Africa
Book Subtitle: Towards Harmonization and Enhancement of Education Quality
Editors: Anjum Halai, Geoff Tennant
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27258-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27257-3Published: 15 March 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27258-0Published: 08 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2211-1921
Series E-ISSN: 2211-193X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 80
Number of Illustrations: 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematics Education, International and Comparative Education, Education Policy