An investigation into using current information technologies to provide engineering education to sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-356

  Kirkland, Nicholas T ^a   Vitanov, Valentin L ^b   Schaefer, Dirk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Distance learning; Information technology; Tertiary engineering education; Third world

Indexed keywords

EID: 42349116846     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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