Information Science Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis |
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| Institution: | 1. Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada a Biomedicina (BIOMED), Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador;2. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (FICA), Grupo de Bio-Quimioinformática (CBQ), Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador;3. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (FICA), Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador;4. Jardín Botánico de Quito, Quito, Ecuador;5. Laboratorios de Investigación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador;6. Departamento de Biotecnología. Escuela Politécnica del Ejército, Quito, Ecuador;7. Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Salamanca, Spain;8. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (FICA), Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada a Biomedicina (BIOMED), Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador;1. University of Colorado Denver, United States;2. University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States;1. Division of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom;2. OpenAI L.L.C., 3180 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA |
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| Abstract: | This article examines the trend of Information Science Education offered at various schools in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a view to assessing the present status, appropriateness, and future possibilities vis-à-vis the global trend. Information Science education is largely offered at the graduate level in SSA. The level of information technology (IT) being offered in the curricula, and the laboratory and library facilities available have been examined. Analysis of the survey findings was based on the UNESCO Modular Curriculum for Information Studies, with special emphasis on Information Science. The majority of the programmes were established in the 1980s. Library and Information Science education has developed rapidly in SSA and graduate programmes seem to have increased. Problems facing information science education in SSA are evident in the study. Reference to the US and UK programmes provides a glimpse of the trends of information science education in the developed countries. |
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