RADFECTA-2023 connotes Revolutionizing Africa's Development through Functional Education and Technology-Driven Approaches.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are inter-linked to transform the world, through quality education (SDG 4) and this is vital to development of any nation or region including Africa. Hence, this book advocates for a prosperous Africa, based on inclusive growth and sustainable development, and sees diverse areas of education and technology as a strategy to promote socio-economic development. For instance, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity education within the compulsory level of education has recently been touted as a global initiative (Xia et al., 2022; Ayanwale, Sanusi, Molefi, & Otunla, 2023). However, no curriculum initiatives regarding this subject exists in Africa (UNESCO, 2022; Sanusi et al., 2023). This calls for review of the computer science, mathematics and  technology curriculums and corresponding teaching materials in schools within the continent to consider emerging topics for youths. In addition, the status of engineering education is unknown, including TVET among other disciplines within the context of Education. This book aims to offer theoretical and practical insights into the diverse area of Education and their contribution to sustainable development in Africa. It will explore the key factors, challenges and policies affecting the field of Education across the continent; their opportunities, the state of the art and emerging global initiatives that must be considered. 

This call for book chapters welcomes high-quality contributions from scholars interested in research focusing on Africa populations in a range of types and methods: empirical studies, systematic literature review and meta-analysis. The population of interest can be within the early childhood education to high school, higher education, adult education, as well as formal or informal learning context. Consequently, we anticipate proffering a holistic approach to the development of specific fields of Education in Africa which requires gathering rich perspectives of the phenomenon across various populations, context, and settings. As such, while we accept secondary studies that follow a systematic process, this call is interested in studies (both primary and secondary) that consider populations across different settings within an African country or multiple countries. Hence, a study with a small sample size within a city in a country will not be considered a fitting candidate for this book chapter.

Submission Guidelines

All manuscripts must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another publication venue. All the submissions should be made through easychair only. Submissions will need to follow the submission guidelines highlighted below.

Format and Structure as follows:

Abstract

Title Page: All submissions must have a title page including the following information in this order:

1. Title of the Article

2. Author(s) Full name

3. Email address and Phone number

4. Affiliation

5. Keywords (at most 5 keywords)

6. Word Count - Not more than 250 words

Main Text:

An original paper may be composed according to the following sections in the order:

1. Introduction: This includes the Problem Statement, Objectives/Research Question(s)/ and Hypothesis(es) [where necessary]

2. Literature Review

3. Methodology: This includes the research design, population, instrument, data collection, data analysis, and ethical approval [as applicable].

4. Results

5. Discussion of Findings

6. Conclusion (including limitation and future research).

7. Reference (APA 7th Edition only)

8. Appendix (if any)

Authors should use Times New Roman, 12 pts, throughout the manuscript (except for the Abstract that must be in single space). All text should be 1.5 line spaced on a A4 sized paper not more than 6000 words.

Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=radfecta2023

Important Dates:

Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 15-November-2023

First-Round Review Reports: 15-December-2023

Revised Full Chapter Submission: 30-December-2023

Final Decision Notification: 30-January-2024

List of Topics

We invite you to contribute your quality research work to the book “Revolutionizing Africa's Development through Functional Education and Technology-Driven Approaches” to be published by Springer Nature. The book chapters are invited but are not limited to the following subject areas topics:

• Agricultural Education and Food Security in Africa
• Communication Studies and Media Education in Africa
• Computer and Information Science Education in Africa
• Early Childhood and Adult Education in Africa
• Educational Technology and Teaching Innovations in Africa
• Health Sciences and Medical Education in Africa
• Human Behavioral Science Education in Africa in relations to; Sociological,  Psychological and Philosophical Studies.
• Human Physiology, Kinesiologyandd Indigenous Health Education in Africa
• Humanities and Creative Arts Education in Africa
• Jurisprudential and Legal Education Systems in Africa
• Language, Tourism and Cultural Studies/Education in Africa
• Digital Marketing/Business and Accounting Education in Africa
• Special and Inclusive Education in Africa
• STEM and Environmetal Science Education in Africa
• Technical, Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Education in Africa
• Technological and Engineering Education in Africa
• Theological Education, Orthodox and Traditional Belief Systems and African Development

Committees

Editorial Committee

• Adekunle Olusola Otunla, PhD
• Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi
• Anthony Apeh Amedu

Program committee

Publication

We anticipate that quality submissions recieved for RADFECTA-2023 will be published in Springer Nature.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to submitpaper0000@gmail.com