Uganda’s schools: do these need computers?
A. P. Beauchamp · 1995
Uganda is a third world country which, in common with its neighbours in Africa, has been infiltrated by computers in business, commerce and the nongovernmental agencies operating there. The question therefore arises whether schools in Uganda should adopt the use of computers in the curriculum. This paper looks at the state of Uganda and its educational system and considers the relevance of having computers in its schools. The example of a Kenyan project is used to highlight some problems which might occur, and some conclusions are drawn as to the type of innovation which might be appropriate for Uganda. The main outcome is the conviction that inevitably computers will be placed in some secondary schools in the future. When this will be depends on many complex factors which are both financial and political. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.