School Science Practical Work in Africa

Umesh Ramnarain is a Professor in Science Education, and Head of Department in the Department of Science and Technology Education at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

• 1. Inquiry-based learning in South African schools. 2. The use of easily accessible resources during hands-on practical activities in rural under-resourced Namibian schools. 3. Advances in the inquiry-based science education at Zimbabwean schools. 4. The role of practical work in the teaching of science in Nigerian schools. 5. The pedagogical orientations of Malawian science teachers towards practical work. 6. Enactment of Practical Work in Kenyan Secondary Schools: Findings in a narrative inquiry. 7. Science practical work and its assessment in secondary schools of Uganda. 8. Science and Engineering Practices coverage in science practical work activities: Analysis of Zambia’s Integrated Science Curriculum Materials. 9. Ways to implement "Practical Work" in STEM subjects in Tanzania’s secondary schools. 10. Reflections and future directions in the implementation of practical work in African schools.