PANAFRICAN RESEARCH AGENDA ON THE PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION OF ICTS: PHASE 2 PROJECT PROPOSAL II Information and communication technologies are not a panacea or magic formula, […] But they can improve the lives of everyone on this planet. Kofi Annan, 2005 III TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................... 1 Mission, reseArch questions And objectives............................................................................................. 1 MAin reseArch Activities............................................................................................................................... 2 MAin expected outcoMes of PhAse 2......................................................................................................... 2 The iMportAnce of conducting continued PAnAfricAn reseArch on the pedAgogicAl integrAtion of ICTs.................................................................................................................................................................. 3 PROJECT PROPOSAL........................................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5 2. JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT ‐ IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT ................................................. 7 2.1 PedAgogicAl integrAtion of ICTs: whAt is it? ................................................................................... 8 2.2 Use of ICTs in vArious leArning contexts in AfricA ......................................................................... 9 2.3 FroM digitAl divide to technopedAgogicAl divide ........................................................................10 2.4 WhY ICTs in AfricAn educAtion? .....................................................................................................11 2.5 ChAllenges of ICTs integrAtion: industriAlized countries............................................................12 2.6 ChAllenges of ICTs integrAtion: AfricA ...........................................................................................14 2.7 The iMportAnce of conducting PAnAfricAn reseArch on the pedAgogicAl integrAtion of ICTs 17 3. THE PANAFRICAN RESEARCH AGENDA ON THE PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION OF ICTS ..19 4. LESSONS LEARNED ‐ IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED IDRC SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON THE PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION OF ICTS IN AFRICA ...............................................................20 5. PHASE 2 – MISSION, RESEARCH QUESTION, AND OBJECTIVES............................................22 5.1 Mission ...............................................................................................................................................22 5.2 ReseArch questions ..........................................................................................................................22 5.2.1 Main research question ......................................................................................................................... 22 5.2.2 Specific research questions .................................................................................................................. 22 5.3 ReseArch objectives..........................................................................................................................23 5.3.1 Main research objective ........................................................................................................................ 23 5.3.2 Specific research objectives.................................................................................................................. 23 6. MAIN EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF PHASE II: INFLUENCING AFRICAN ICT‐RELATED POLICIES ON EDUCATION, THE WAY TEACHERS ARE TRAINED, AND TEACHING PRACTICES AND CURRICULUM ....................................................................................................................................25 7. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................28 7.1 BroAdening definition of ICTs for educAtion...................................................................................28 7.2 The iMportAnce of Mixed‐Methods reseArch...............................................................................29 7.3 Links between PhAse 1 And PhAse 2..............................................................................................31 7.4 Strengths of the proposed studY ...................................................................................................31 7.5 TriAngulAtion As A MethodologicAl precAution............................................................................32 7.6 MAin dAtA collection instruMents (MAinlY for AdditionAl countries, institutions, indicAtors)32 7.7 Video observAtion ............................................................................................................................33 7.8 DAtA treAtMent And AnAlYsis ..........................................................................................................34 8. PHASE 2 – ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................36 8.1 ReseArch Activities............................................................................................................................36 9. PHASE 2 – SPECIFIC ACTION – SUPPLEMENTARY DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.....37 IV 9.1 AdditionAl countries.........................................................................................................................37 9.2 AdditionAl institutions.....................................................................................................................37 9.3 SuppleMentArY indicAtors focusing on pedAgogY.......................................................................38 10. PHASE 2 ‐ SPECIFIC ACTION – A SPECIAL FOCUS ON GENDER AND ICTS : CINDERELLA OR CYBERELLA?.......................................................................................................................................39 11. PHASE 2 ‐ SPECIFIC ACTION – STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION ON ICTS IN EDUCATION IN AFRICA.......................................................................................................40 11.1 Strengthening reseArch cApAcitY .................................................................................................40 11.2 AnAlYtic cApAcitY building .............................................................................................................41 11.3 AvAilAble dAtA .................................................................................................................................43 12. PHASE 2 ‐ SPECIFIC ACTION – POLICY DIALOGUE .................................................................45 12.1 Strengthening policY diAlogue cApAcitY......................................................................................46 13. PHASE 2 – SPECIFIC ACTION – PARTNERSHIPS......................................................................46 14. EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT ...............................................................................................48 15. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................48 16. REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................50 ANNEX I. PHASE I REVISITED – OBJECTIVES, RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS........................................................................................................................54 A.1 NAtionAl reseArch teAMs.................................................................................................................55 A.2 CriteriA for selection of pArticipAting schools .............................................................................56 A.3 CoMMunicAtion And shAring of reseArch results ........................................................................57 A.4 EvAluAtion..........................................................................................................................................58 A.5 MAin reseArch findings....................................................................................................................59 ANNEX II. THE PANAF OBSERVATORY REVISITED – AN UNPRECEDENTED RESOURCE FOR DATA ON THE PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION OF ICTS IN EDUCATION .....................................61 ANNEX III: ICTS AND GENDER IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA...............................................................................................................................66 ANNEX IV – PARTICIPATING AFRICAN SCHOOLS.........................................................................70 TAble 1 : CAMeroon.....................................................................................................................................70 TAble 2 : CentrAl AfricAn Republic............................................................................................................70 TAble 3 : Republic of Congo.......................................................................................................................70 TAble 4 : Côte d’Ivoire ................................................................................................................................71