African Awakening And The Universities
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African Awakening And The Universities
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Author : Z. K. Matthew
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
African Awakening And The Universities written by Z. K. Matthew and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Civic leaders categories.
African Awakening And The Universities
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Author : Albert van de Sandt Centlivres
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
African Awakening And The Universities written by Albert van de Sandt Centlivres and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Teaching, Freedom of categories.
African Awakening And The Universities
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Author : Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
African Awakening And The Universities written by Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with categories.
African Universities And Western Tradition
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Author : Eric Ashby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
African Universities And Western Tradition written by Eric Ashby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Education, Higher categories.
Adaptation of universities of colonial days to the modern social and cultural climate of Africa, based on author's experiences as chairman of a special commission in Nigeria.
African Universities In The Twenty First Century Knowledge And Society
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Author : Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
language : en
Publisher: Unisa Press
Release Date : 2004
African Universities In The Twenty First Century Knowledge And Society written by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and has been published by Unisa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Education categories.
As the twenty-first century unfolds, African universities, and indeed universities everywhere, are undergoing unprecedented change and confronting multiple challenges brought about by the vast and complex processes of globalisation and technological change. Powerful internal and external forces - political, pecuniary and paradigmatic - are reconfiguring all aspects of university life constituted around the triple mission of teaching, research and service. The need for redefining the role and defending the importance of universities has never been greater. How are African universities trying to balance the demands of autonomy and accountability, expansion and excellence, equity and efficiency, diversification and differentiation, internationalisation and indigenisation in the face of liberalisation and privatisation, and as they address the new challenges of knowledge production and dissemination, of Africanising global scholarship and globalising African scholarship? What innovative approaches can they adopt to facilitate the sustainable development of African economies, societies and polities? The two volumes in the Codesria Book Series address these issues. They articulate new values and missions for African universities, and define effective strategies to meet the challenges. Written by some of Africa's leading educators , Volume I examines the implications of the neo-liberal reforms and the new information technologies on African higher education, while Volume II interrogates the changing social dynamics of knowledge production, university organisation, and public service and engagement.
Knowledge And Change In African Universities
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Author : Michael Cross
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-01-28
Knowledge And Change In African Universities written by Michael Cross and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-28 with Education categories.
Besides the ongoing concern with the epistemological and theoretical hegemony of the West in African academic practice, the book aims at understanding how knowledge is produced and controlled through the interplay of the politics of knowledge and current intellectual discourses in universities in Africa. In this regard, the book calls for African universities to relocate from the position of object to subject in order to gain a form of liberated epistemological voice more responsive to the social and economic complexities of the continent. In itself, this is a critical exposé of contemporary practices in knowledge advancement in the continent. Broadly the book addresses the following questions: How can African universities reinvent knowledge production and dissemination in the face of the dominant Eurocentricism so pervasive and characteristic of academic practice in Africa to enhance their relevance to the contexts in which they operate? How can such change, particularly at knowledge production and distribution levels, be undertaken, without falling into an intellectual and discursive ghettoization in the global context? What then is the role of academics, policy makers and curriculum and program designers in dealing with biases and distortions to integrate policies, knowledge and pedagogy that reflect current cultural diversity, both local and global? Against this backdrop, while some contributions in this book argue that emancipatory epistemic voice in African universities is not yet born, or it is struggling with little success, many dissenting voices charge that if Africans do not take responsibility and construct knowledge strategies for their own emancipation, who will?
Knowledge And Change In African Universities
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Author : Michael Cross
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-01-28
Knowledge And Change In African Universities written by Michael Cross and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-28 with Education categories.
While African universities retain their core function as primary institutions for advancement of knowledge, they have undergone fundamental changes in this regard. These changes have been triggered by a multiplicity of factors, including the need to address past economic and social imbalances, higher education expansion alongside demographic and economic growth concerns, and student throughput and success with the realization that greater participation has not meant greater equity. Constraining these changes is largely the failure to recognize the encroachment of the profit motive into the academy, or a shift from a public good knowledge/learning regime to a neo-liberal knowledge/learning regime. Neo-liberalism, with its emphasis on the economic and market function of the university, rather than the social function, is increasingly destabilizing higher education particularly in the domain of knowledge, making it increasingly unresponsive to local social and cultural needs. Corporate organizational practices, commodification and commercialization of knowledge, dictated by market ethics, dominate university practices in Africa with negative impact on professional values, norms and beliefs. Under such circumstances, African humanist progressive virtues (e.g. social solidarity, compassion, positive human relations and citizenship), democratic principles (equity and social justice) and the commitment to decolonization ideals guided by altruism and common good, are under serious threat. The book goes a long way in unraveling how African universities can respond to these challenges at the levels of institutional management, academic scholarship, the structure of knowledge production and distribution, institutional culture, policy and curriculum.
Afrikan Mind Reconnection Spiritual Re Awakening
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Author : Dr. Lumumba Umunna Ubani
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-01-17
Afrikan Mind Reconnection Spiritual Re Awakening written by Dr. Lumumba Umunna Ubani and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
The need for Afrikan mind regeneration and spiritual reawakening A people who have lost these two principal inner qualities of mind can hardly find their through selves in life. This book is an attempt to begin the processes of African self-rediscovery. The ending of slavery and colonialism removed only our physical agony, but the trauma of long and extended torture left deep rooted anguish within the psyche of African race. The effects of this imprint legacy will continue until we start addressing these negative effects. In an effort to do this, the book has provided several suggestions. Some of the program are being provided at the Institute of Mind Talk Afrika.
Knowledge Production And Contradictory Functions In African Higher Education
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Author : Cloete, Nico
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2015-03-01
Knowledge Production And Contradictory Functions In African Higher Education written by Cloete, Nico and has been published by African Minds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-01 with Education categories.
Reviews "This volume brings together excellent scholarship and innovative policy discussion to demonstrate the essential role of higher education in the development of Africa and of the world at large. Based on deep knowledge of the university system in several African countries, this book will reshape the debate on development in the global information economy for years to come. It should be mandatory reading for academics, policy-makers and concerned citizens, in Africa and elsewhere.” Manuel Castells, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley, Laureate of the Holberg Prize 2012 and of the Balzan Prize 2013 "The dominant global discourse in higher education now focuses on ‘world-class’ universities – inevitably located predominantly in North America, Europe and, increasingly, East Asia. The rest of the world, including Africa, is left to play ‘catch-up’. But that discourse should focus rather on the tensions, even contradictions, between ‘excellence’ and ‘engagement’ with which all universities must grapple. Here the African experience has much to offer the high-participation and generously resourced systems of the so-called ‘developed’ world. This book offers a critical review of that experience, and so makes a major contribution to our understanding of higher education.” Sir Peter Scott, former editor of Times Higher Education and Professor of Higher Education Studies, University College London, Institute of Education
The African Experience With Higher Education
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Author : J. F. Ade Ajayi
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 1996
The African Experience With Higher Education written by J. F. Ade Ajayi and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Education categories.
There have been institutions of higher learning for centuries in Africa, but the phenomenal growth has taken place in the last fifty years, first in the later days of colonialism and then in the heady days of independence and commodity boom. Without them, there would have been no development. The three highly distinguished authors have written the first comprehensive assessment of universities and higher education in Africa south of the Sahara. As can be seen from their biographies, they draw on experience from both francophone and anglophone Africa and from teaching in both the sciences and the arts.