Of Computers & Cape Town: An Evaluation of Computer Education in Cape Town, South Africa (2013)

Undergraduate: Erica O'Brien

Faculty Advisor: Janice Anderson
Department: International & Area Studies

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This research explores the relationship between South African high schools students and technology education using both quantitative and qualitative methods. In my capacity as a research intern for the South African Education and Environment Project (SAEP), I used surveys and interviews to better understand students¿ sense of self-efficacy with technology, how they view their technology education, and what kind of access they have to technology. Students from three different types of public schools in Cape Town participated in the study. While the differences in results of the three schools were not significant, the data I gathered on computer access and self-efficacy will enable SAEP to improve and possibly expand its after school technology education program, ADT Teach.