Flagship Universities In Africa
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Flagship Universities In Africa
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Author : Damtew Teferra
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-06-26
Flagship Universities In Africa written by Damtew Teferra and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-26 with Education categories.
This book advances an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of flagship universities in Africa – the largest, most selective, and most prestigious universities on the continent. The book draws on a range of country-specific case-studies, including Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia, to explore a range of issues associated with flagship universities and their role in higher education in Africa. . Newly-established institutions in new nation states, and states emerging from conflict, often rely on these flagship universities to train their academics, and build their intelligentsia; flagship universities are thus capacity-builders and trend-setters in their respective countries and sub-regions. This volume brings together a range of scholars to celebrate the impact, influence and contributions of African universities, not only within Africa, but across the globe The book will be of great significance to students and researchers in the field of education, particularly those with an interest in sociology and politics of higher education.
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
An Empirical Overview Of Eight Flagship Universities In Africa 2001 2011
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
An Empirical Overview Of Eight Flagship Universities In Africa 2001 2011 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Research Universities In Africa
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Author : Cloete, Nico
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2018-11-09
Research Universities In Africa 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 2018-11-09 with Education categories.
From the early 2000s, a new discourse emerged, in Africa and the international donor community, that higher education was important for development in Africa. Within this ‘zeitgeist’ of converging interests, a range of agencies agreed that a different, collaborative approach to linking higher education to development was necessary. This led to the establishment of the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (Herana) to concentrate on research and advocacy about the possible role and contribution of universities to development in Africa. This book is the final publication to emerge from the Herana project. The project has also published more than 100 articles, chapters, reports, manuals and datasets, and many presentations have been delivered to share insights gained from the work done by Herana. Given its prolific dissemination, it seems reasonable to ask whether this fourth and final publication will offer the reader anything new. This book is certainly different from previous publications in several respects. First, it is the only book to include an analysis of eight African universities based on the full 15 years of empirical data collected by the project. Second, previous books and reports were published mid-project. This book has benefited from an extended gestation period allowing the authors and contributors to reflect on the project without the distractions associated with managing and participating in a large-scale project. For the first time, some of those who have been involved in Herana since its inception have had the opportunity to at least make an attempt to see part of the wood for the trees. Different does not necessarily mean new. An emphasis on the ‘newness’ of the data and perspectives presented in this book is important because it shows that it is more than a historical record of a donor-funded project. Rather, each chapter in this book brings, to a lesser or greater extent, something new to our understanding of universities, research and development in Africa.
Universities And Economic Development In Africa
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Author : Nico Cloete
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2011
Universities And Economic Development In Africa written by Nico Cloete and has been published by African Minds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
Universities and economic development in Africa: Pact, academic core and coordination draws together evidence and synthesises the findings from eight African case studies. The three key findings presented in this report are as follows: 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.
Castells In Africa
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Author : Muller, Johan
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2017-11-28
Castells In Africa written by Muller, Johan and has been published by African Minds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-28 with Education categories.
Castells in Africa: Universities and Development collects the papers produced by Manuel Castells on his visits to South Africa, and publishes them in a single volume for the first time. The book also publishes a series of empirically-based papers which together display the multi-faceted and far-sighted scope of his theoretical framework, and its fecundity for fine-grained, detailed empirical investigations on universities and development in Africa. Castells, in his afterword to this book, always looking forward, assesses the role of the university in the wake of the upheavals to the global economic order. He decides the university’s function not only remains, but is more important than ever. This book will serve as an introduction to the relevance of his work for higher education in Africa for postgraduate students, reflective practitioners and researchers. Includes two previously unpublished public lectures and an Afterword by Manuel Castells.
Cross National Performance Indicators
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Author : Ian Bunting
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2012
Cross National Performance Indicators written by Ian Bunting and has been published by African Minds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Comparative education categories.
Knowledge Production And Contradictory Functions In African Higher Education
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Author : Nico Cloete
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Knowledge Production And Contradictory Functions In African Higher Education written by Nico Cloete and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
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.
Development Of Higher Education In Africa
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Author : Alexander W. Wiseman
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2013-10-21
Development Of Higher Education In Africa written by Alexander W. Wiseman and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-21 with Education categories.
This volume of the International Perspectives on Education and Society series investigates the challenges and prospects for higher education in Africa, especially issues of development, expansion, internationalization, equity, and divergence.
International Faculty In Higher Education
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Author : Maria Yudkevich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-11-25
International Faculty In Higher Education written by Maria Yudkevich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-25 with Education categories.
In an interconnected and globally competitive environment, faculty mobility across countries has become widespread, yet is little understood. Grounded in qualitative methodology, this volume offers a cutting-edge examination of internationally mobile academics today and explores the approaches and strategies that institutions pursue to recruit and integrate international teachers and scholars into local universities. Providing a range of research-based insights from case studies in key countries, this resource offers higher education scholars and administrators a comparative perspective, helping to explain the impact that international faculty have on the local university, as well as issues of retention, promotion, salaries, and the challenges faced by these internationally mobile academics.