Essays about: "Thomas Sharples"

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  1. 1. Ready or Not, Here ICT Comes: A Case Study on e-readiness and governance in Kenya's Laptop Project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Thomas Sharples; Klas Moldéus; [2014]
    Keywords : ICT; e-readiness; education; good governance; Kenya; Laptop Project; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores the links between good governance and e-readiness within a case study of Kenya’s Laptop Project – a nationwide ICT-in-Education implementation which aims to give one laptop to every Kenyan child entering primary education. Focus is held through two key questions, (1) How e-ready are Kenyan schools for the Laptop Project? and (2) What role has governance played in this? Research was conducted through a mixed methods approach in seven primary schools, across four regions of Kenya. READ MORE