Can e-learning promote participation of female students in STEM disciplines in higher learning institutions of Tanzania?
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Date
2013
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International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
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 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.
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higher learning institution, Female student, Promotion, Participation, ICT resource, Technology, Face to face learning, e-learning