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Technology Enabled Education in Samoa: Issues, Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations

Technology Enabled Education in Samoa: Issues, Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations

Ioana Chan Mow
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781615209095|ISBN10: 1615209093|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922962|EISBN13: 9781615209101
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-909-5.ch011
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Mow, Ioana Chan. "Technology Enabled Education in Samoa: Issues, Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations." Cases on Interactive Technology Environments and Transnational Collaboration: Concerns and Perspectives, edited by Siran Mukerji and Purnendu Tripathi, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 193-209. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-909-5.ch011

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Mow, I. C. (2010). Technology Enabled Education in Samoa: Issues, Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations. In S. Mukerji & P. Tripathi (Eds.), Cases on Interactive Technology Environments and Transnational Collaboration: Concerns and Perspectives (pp. 193-209). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-909-5.ch011

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Mow, Ioana Chan. "Technology Enabled Education in Samoa: Issues, Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations." In Cases on Interactive Technology Environments and Transnational Collaboration: Concerns and Perspectives, edited by Siran Mukerji and Purnendu Tripathi, 193-209. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-909-5.ch011

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Abstract

Education is seen as one of the most important factors for poverty alleviation and economic growth in developing countries (UNDP 2005; UNESCO 2005; WSIS 2005) and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for dissemination of education is believed to have huge potential for governments struggling to meet a growing demand for education while facing an escalating shortage of teachers (UNESCO 2006 in Anderson, 2008).This case study examines technology enabled learning initiatives in education in Samoa, focusing on developments at a leading university in Samoa (hereafter referred to as the university) and the Ministry of Education Sports and Culture (MESC). The case study focuses on the current status of technology based learning in Samoa outlining the current initiatives addressing the core issues of social accessibility, technological adaptability, economic viability, and political agreeability towards providing education and development opportunities. The discussion includes an evaluation of the effectiveness of presently used technology/ technology mix used in e-learning and its effectiveness in facing the demands posed by Social, Technological, Economical and Political (STEP) factors. For each technology initiative, issues and challenges are discussed followed by solutions and recommendations for future action and direction. The case study also looks at various international partnerships/ collaboration fostered by NUS and MESC to facilitate and enhance access to education for students, thereby are considered as solutions to the challenges in implementing technology based learning. The discussion concludes with a set of recommendations for the future of technology enabled learning in Samoa.

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