An Investigation of the Value of a Digital Learning Environment in Cameroon

by Ouzerou Carlos Njoya, PhD student at WCIU’s sister university in Camaroon.

This investigation explores the impact of a digital learning environment on student motivation and success in comparison to the failure and success rates of students in traditional lecture halls at the University of Yaoundé (Cameroon). Quantitative statistical analysis of the data in this research shows that the majority of students are motivated to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), including computers and the Internet, for their training. This study has revealed that the use of ICTs has an impact on both the motivation and the success of certain learners in this institution.

A link to the full article in French is HERE.

EditorNovember 10, 2020Africa, education, technology, developmentComment

From Asia: Education for Economic Transformation

by David Lim

Economic transformation is perhaps the most important aspect of societal transformation, given the fact that the market dominates the agenda of our globalized world today. This was popularized by Francis Fukuyama’s book The End of History and the Last Man (1992) that built on his essay “The End of History?” (1989), which asserted that capitalism in liberal democracies is the “ultimate” global ideal henceforth. Yet poverty has persisted if not increased, and the gap between the rich and the poor regionally and globally has continued to widen. What is the biblical vision and mission for the economic order in local communities, in national plans and among nations?

EditorOctober 11, 2018education, transformation, development, Bible, holism, contextualization, economics, poverty Comment

Reflection from Africa: Christian Universities as Channels of Blessings for the Nations

by Moussa Bongoyok

Universities are very strategic in today’s societies. Charles Malik, in his A Christian Critique of the University, pointed out that “the university determines the course of events and the destiny of man more than any institution today” (page 25). For this reason, if Christians are to impact their nations with the message of the Gospel, they cannot afford to be on the margins of what is happening in universities.

EditorNovember 8, 2017education, holism, development Comment

From Africa: The Unique Role of Theological Education by Extension in Equipping Churches

by Kangwa Mabuluki

[Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the chapter, “Theological Education by Extension in Zambia,” in Diversified Theological Extension: Equipping All God’s People edited by Ross Kinsler. This excerpt provides an interesting insight into how TEE looks in the country of Zambia.]

EditorOctober 9, 2017Africa, education, Bible, development Comment

The Impact of Education on Nation Building: A Western Perspective

by Beth Snodderly

The development of a society, including reduction of poverty, violence, and disease, requires both leaders and followers who value discipline, order, and the pursuit of truth. These are results of higher education. In this sense, the Christian university is an important artifact of Western missionary culture.

EditorOctober 5, 2017education, Bible, Africa, China, India, transformation, Muslim, evil, disease, development, leadership Comment

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