Can E-Learning Promote Participation of Female Students in STEM Disciplines in Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania?

Autor/inn/en	Sanga, C.; Magesa, M. M.; Chingonikaya, E.; Kayunze, K. A.
Titel	Can E-Learning Promote Participation of Female Students in STEM Disciplines in Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 9 (2013) 3, S.86-102 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; STEM Education; Student Participation; Postsecondary Education; Electronic Learning; Educational Technology; Higher Education; Technology Uses in Education; Womens Education; Mixed Methods Research; Teaching Methods; Interviews; Observation; Documentation; College Students; Questionnaires; Content Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Elementary Education; Computer Uses in Education; Access to Computers; Barriers; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; STEM; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Dokumentation; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Inhaltsanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Elementarunterricht; Computernutzung; Tansania
Abstract	The recent development of ICTs has brought many changes in different sectors. In Higher Learning Institutions, there are a number of positive changes. ICTs have brought efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy in the provision of the core functions namely: teaching, outreach, research and consultancy. Previous studies showed that even though there is improvement in teaching and learning through e-learning but few studies researched e-learning as a tool for promoting female students to participate in science, technology and mathematics disciplines. This study was done to evaluate if the e-learning can promote the participation of female students in science, technology and mathematics subjects in different Higher Learning Institutions of Tanzania. The mixed research methodology was used in this study. The results showed that the potential benefits of e-learning as tool for promoting students uptake for science, technology and mathematics subjects was not fully exploited in Tanzania. Thus, this calls different stakeholders to fully implement and mainstream e-learning in Higher Learning value chain to make it a reality and not myth in promoting female students participation is science, technology and engineering. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01