Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Togo Country Report

This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev)-supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country. Although Togo has no ICT policy in place, a revision to the education policy in 2003 makes reference to the need provide ICT orientation and training for students. However, the lack of resources is constraining government efforts to take significant action. Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) are active in terms of obtaining computers for a few schools and some private school sare able to maintain computer labs by charging extra fees - a practice that is not affordable for most students in the public system. The Agence Universitaire de La Francophonie (AUF) actively working with several higher education institutions to provide access to computer facilities with high speed Internet connectivity. Television has also been used to train teachers in pedagogy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Agyeman-Duahl, Osei
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-05
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, CIVIL SERVICE, COMMUNITY SCHOOL, CURRICULUM, DISTANCE LEARNING, DISTRICT EDUCATION, EDUCATION COMMUNITY, EDUCATION DATA, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION REFORMS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, FAMILY LIFE, GIRLS, HEAD TEACHERS, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION, INSTRUCTORS, JUNIOR SECONDARY, LITERACY, LITERACY RATE, LOWER EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, MORAL EDUCATION, NON-FORMAL EDUCATION, PEACE EDUCATION, PEDAGOGY, POLITICAL EDUCATION, PRIMARY COMPLETION, PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, PUPILS, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY OF TEACHING, RADIO, RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN PRIMARY, REFRESHER COURSES, REPEATERS, RURAL AREAS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL DROPOUTS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SCHOOL FEE, SCHOOL FEES, SCHOOL INSPECTIONS, SCHOOL INSPECTORS, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SERVICE TRAINING, SPORTS, SUBJECT AREAS, TEACHER, TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, TRAINEES, TRAINING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING PROGRAMMES, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, VOCATIONAL CENTRES, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/9894694/survey-ict-education-africa-togo-country-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10691
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