Isaacs, Shafika2012-08-132012-08-132007-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10699This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infodev)-supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country. Zimbabwe has been beleaguered by economic, social, and political turmoil in recent years which has had a debilitating effect on its already-declining education system. The country nevertheless has a dedicated national ICT policy that was adopted in 2005 and that makes significant references to the promotion of ICTs in education including pedagogical use in educational institutions. Zimbabwe also has a vibrant civil society sector that promotes ICT for development and education, of which organizations such as world links Zimbabwe has played a pioneering role since the late 1990s.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO TRAININGAFFORDABLE COSTAGE GROUPBOARDINGBOARDING SCHOOLSCIVIC EDUCATIONCIVIL SOCIETYCOLLEGESCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM FRAMEWORKSDOUBLE SHIFTSECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION DATAEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEQUAL ACCESSEQUITABLE ACCESSFEMALE LITERACYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER PARITYGENDER PARITY INDEXGERGIRLSGROSS ENROLMENTGROSS ENROLMENT RATIOHIGHER EDUCATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RIGHTSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING MATERIALSLIFE EXPECTANCYLITERACYLITERACY RATESMATHEMATICSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL LANGUAGESPEDAGOGICAL USEPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMQUALITY TEACHERSRADIORADIO STATIONSRURAL AREASSCHOOL FEESSCIENCE EDUCATIONSECONDARY EDUCATIONSKILLS TRAININGSTAFF DEVELOPMENTTEACHERTEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER TRAININGTEACHER-TRAINING COLLEGESTEACHERSTEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL COLLEGESTELECOMMUNICATIONSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAINING CENTRESTRAINING OF TEACHERSTRAINING SCHEMESUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY LEVELUNTRAINED TEACHERSVOCATIONAL SKILLSWORKERSYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/10699