Evaluating ICT for Education in Africa - Royal Holloway, University of ...

Table of contentsAbstract ......................................................................................... 3Table of contents ........................................................................... 5List of figures ............................................................................... 13List of photos ............................................................................... 14List of appendices ......................................................................... 15Abbreviations .............................................................................. 16Acknowledgements ..................................................................... 181. Introduction............................................................................. 202. Theoretical context .................................................................. 242.1 Overview .................................................................................................. 242.2 Substance, rationale and approach to education ....................................252.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 252.2.2 Substance of education .........................................................................252.2.3 Rationale for education ..................................................................... 272.2.4 Approaches to the practice of education in development ............... 292.3 Historical and current perceptions of technology .................................. 322.3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 322.3.2 Impact of technology ........................................................................ 322.3.3 Philosophies of technology .............................................................. 332.3.4 Practical implications........................................................................352.3.5 A note of caution ............................................................................... 372.4 Foundations and priorities in monitoring and evaluation .................... 392.4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 392.4.2 Quantification of society .................................................................. 392.4.3 Implications for development ........................................................... 412.4.4 Focus on efficiency ........................................................................... 422.4.5 The place of critical realism ............................................................. 445