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Design Education for Ugandan Secondary Schools

Acayo, Penina Christine
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1364638399

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2013, MFA, Kent State University, College of Communication and Information / School of Visual Communication Design.
Uganda has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this predicament, young adults have the ability and the capacity to drive positive social change and economic growth, if given the appropriate resources and opportunities” (International Youth Foundation, 2011). There is a high demand for qualified individuals in design-related professions with competitive salaries. However, due to the lack of qualified individuals in this field, employers have turned to overseas design firms for expertise (Ouma, 2008). Therefore, there’s a need to widen the scope of art and design education in Uganda today (Kwesiga, 2000). Currently, design education can only be attained at the university level with only forty percent of secondary level graduates able to join because of the high tuition costs. Since sixty percent of the secondary level graduates are not able to afford a University education, most end up looking for jobs in the work force. This thesis study proposes a secondary level design education curriculum to be implemented during their two year advanced secondary level. Implications of this curriculum would empower youths with basic skills to become self-sustaining, proactive professionals and preparing them to join the labor market or go on to pursue a more rigorous study at the university level. This would ultimately play a role in reducing the high unemployment rates among the young people in the long run.
Kenneth Visocky O'Grady, MFA (Advisor)
Sanda Katila, MFA (Committee Member)
Jerry Kalback, MS (Committee Member)
111 p.
Curriculum Development; Design; Education
Design education; Uganda secondary school design education; Uganda youth unemployment

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  • Acayo, P. C. (2013). Design Education for Ugandan Secondary Schools [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1364638399

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Acayo, Penina. Design Education for Ugandan Secondary Schools. 2013. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1364638399.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Acayo, Penina. "Design Education for Ugandan Secondary Schools." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1364638399

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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