Distance Education and Spatial Citizenship in Africa--Challenges and Prospects

Autor/inn/en	Kanwischer, Detlef; Quennet, Fabienne
Titel	Distance Education and Spatial Citizenship in Africa--Challenges and Prospects
Quelle	In: Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2 (2012) 1, S.95-117 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0353
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Geographic Information Systems; Distance Education; Web 2.0 Technologies; Spatial Ability; Citizenship Education; Indigenous Populations; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Correlation; Meta Analysis; Elementary Secondary Education; Access to Computers; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Postsecondary Education; Geographic Regions; Barriers; Governance; Citizen Participation; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Sinti und Roma; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Korrelation; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Telekommunikationstechnik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Afrika
Abstract	The relevance of GIS for sustainable development in Africa is undisputed. One web 2.0 application which plays a particularly strong role within local governance structures in Africa is PGIS (Participatory Geographical Information System). In fact, Spatial Citizenship education is the basis for the empowerment of the indigenous capacity for using PGIS. This article will introduce the concept of Citizenship and address the question: What are the conditions in Africa that enhance Spatial Citizenship through distance education? Consequently, the relationship between ICT, distance education, e-government, geographic information technologies, and PGIS in Africa is of central interest. These interrelationships have been studied within the context of a meta-analysis of already published data and qualified studies of these topics. One of the results of this investigation is that there is no lack of distance education materials for GIS and PGIS; even so, all are being developed for the post-secondary education sector and not for primary and secondary education. In addition, online-based distance learning is not accessible for all African citizens due to a lack of skills, technical equipment, and financial means. As a solution for this problem, m-learning approaches need to be advanced. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/2/04