Author: Eastern and Southern African Universities Research ProgrammePublisher: James Currey
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
University Capacity in Eastern & Southern African Countries
Author: Eastern and Southern African Universities Research ProgrammePublisher: James Currey
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
University Capacity in Eastern & Southern African Countries
Author: Eastern and Southern African Universities Research ProgrammePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
University capacity in Eastern et Southern African countries
Author: Research and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
Author: Eastern and Southern African Universities Research ProgrammePublisher: Tema Publishers Company
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Regionalization of African Higher Education
Author: Jane KnightPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9463009566
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Growth in the scope, scale and importance of higher education regionalization should not be underestimated or ignored. Africa – like Asia, Europe and Latin America – is promoting deeper cooperation among higher education bodies and institutions across the continent and focusing more attention on Pan-African and sub-regional harmonization of policies and programmes. This is the first book which brings together diverse scholars and policy experts to examine key aspects and challenges of African higher education regionalization. Chapters examine the progress and prospects of core regionalization issues and strategies such as academic mobility, quality assurance, recognition of qualifications, research centres and networks, curriculum and competencies, and regional academic programmes. Other chapters discuss important themes such as the relationship between regionalization, internationalization and Africanization; historical antecedents and perspectives; an analytical model to understand functional, organizational and political approaches to Africa’s higher education regionalization; and the influence of the Bologna process on the African Union’s Strategy for the Harmonization of Higher Education Programmes. Together these chapters provide a comprehensive overview of efforts by the African Union; sub-regional higher education associations such as IUCEA, SARUA and CAMES; Pan-African organizations and actors; key research networks and centres of excellence; and the involvement – or dependence – on external actors and funders, especially from Europe. Fundamentally, the book asks the question whether higher education regionalization in Africa is more rhetoric than reality. It discusses the progress to date on specific themes; identifies historical, political, sustainability and funding challenges; and concludes that while the impacts of regionalization efforts have not been fully realized there is cautious optimism for the future.
University Capacity Utilization in Eastern and Southern Africa
Author: Eastern and Southern African Universities Research ProgrammePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Universities and Economic Development in Africa
Author: Nico CloetePublisher: African Minds
ISBN: 1920355731
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
"Universities and economic development in Africa presents the synthesisesand key findings of eight African countries and universities. The analysis and discussions presented in the book draw the following three main conclusions: 1. There is a lack of clarity and agreement (pact) about a development model and the role of higher education in development, at both national and institutional levels. There is, however, an increasing awareness, particularly at government level, of the importance of universities in the global context of the knowledge economy. 2. Research production at the eight African universities is not strong enough to enable them to build on their traditional undergraduate teaching roles and make a sustained contribution to development via new knowledge production. A number of universities have manageable student-staff ratios and adequately qualifi ed staff, but inadequate funds for staff to engage in research. In addition, the incentive regimes do not support knowledge production. 3. In none of the countries in the sample is there a coordinated effort between government, external stakeholders and the university to systematically strengthen the contribution that the university can make to development. While at each of the universities there are exemplary development projects that connect strongly to external stakeholders and strengthen the academic core, the challenge is how to increase the number of these projects. The project on which this report is based forms part of a larger study on Higher Education and Economic Development in Africa, undertaken by the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA). HERANA is coordinated by the Centre for Higher Education Transformation in South Africa"--Back cover.
The Development of Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa
Author: Whose Education For All?
Author: Birgit Brock-UtnePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135578281
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
Since 1990, when the phrase "education for all" was first coined at the World Bank conference in Jomtien, Thailand, a battle has raged over its meaning and its impact on education in Africa. In this thought-provoking new volume, Dr. Brock-Utne argues that "education for all" really means "Western primary schooling for some, and none for others." Her incisive analysis demonstrates how this construct robs Africans of their indigenous knowledge and language, starves higher education in Africa, and thereby perpetuates Western dominion. In Dr. Brock-Utne's words, "A quadrangle building has been erected in a village of round huts."
International Higher Education Volume 1
Author: Philip AltbachPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136628916
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 771
Book Description
This encyclopedia is the result of a highly selective enterprise that provides a careful selection of key topics in essays written by top scholars in their fields. Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of a limited number of countries, regions and themes is provided. The essays not only feature statistical and factual information but significant interpretation of those facts and figures. The chapters on themes and topics are both analytic and interpretative and deal with the most important topics relevant to higher education everywhere. More than a compendium of facts and figures the encyclopedia is a comprehensive overview of a growing field of research and analysis.