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In this chapter, we describe the status of GIS in the secondary schools of Rwanda. We emphasize how GIS gained foothold in secondary education and how GIS as novel education technology supports Rwanda’s socioeconomic transformation to a knowledge-based society. The chapter concludes with an outlook for the future of GIS in Rwanda’s secondary schools.
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Forster, M., Burikoko, T., Nsengiyumva, A. (2012). Rwanda: Socioeconomic Transformation to a Knowledge-Based Economy Through the Integration of GIS in Secondary Schools. In: Milson, A., Demirci, A., Kerski, J. (eds) International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3_23
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