Higher Education And Capacity Building In Africa

Author : Hanne Kirstine Adriansen,Lene Møller Madsen,Stig Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317561521

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Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa by Hanne Kirstine Adriansen,Lene Møller Madsen,Stig Jensen Pdf

Higher education has recently been recognized as a key driver for societal growth in the Global South and capacity building of African universities is now widely included in donor policies. The question is; how do capacity building projects affect African universities, researchers and students? Universities and their scientific knowledges are often seen to have universal qualities; therefore, capacity building may appear straight forward. Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa contests such universalistic notions. Inspired by ideas about the ‘geography of scientific knowledge’ it explores what role specific places and relationships have in knowledge production, and analyses how cultural experiences are included and excluded in teaching and research. Thus, the different chapters show how what constitutes legitimate scientific knowledge is negotiated and contested. In doing so, the chapters draw on discussions about the hegemony of Western thought in education and knowledge production. The authors’ own experiences with higher education capacity building and knowledge production are discussed and used to contribute to the reflexive turn and rise of auto-ethnography. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in education, development studies, African studies and human geography, as well as anthropology and history.

Author : David Stephens
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927229

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Higher Education and International Capacity Building by David Stephens Pdf

For the past 25 years UK Higher Education institutions have forged research and teaching partnerships with their counterparts overseas. Many of these links were funded by the British Government and managed by the British Council’s Higher Education Links Scheme. This book takes an informed and critical look at issues and trends in global higher education over the past twenty five years with an in-depth and often personal account of how these links were managed and led. Ten experts representing a variety of disciplines from areas such as conserving the natural environment, the promotion of human rights, and education and gender present an ‘insider’s’ view of their link, reflecting upon the successes and challenges in promoting research, developing institutional capacity at home and abroad, and the lessons they have learned. This book will be of particular interest to those working in higher education and international development generally; as well as students, researchers and professionals engaged in bilateral and multi-lateral development assistance programmes.

Author : Jonathan C. Mba
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 9988589514

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The Quality Assurance Situation and Capacity Building Needs of Higher Education in Africa by Jonathan C. Mba Pdf

Author : P. F. Iya,Nasila S. Rembe,J. Baloro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Black people
ISBN : UOM:39015051607664

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Transforming South African Universities by P. F. Iya,Nasila S. Rembe,J. Baloro Pdf

Author : Damtew Teferra,Jane Knight
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789988589400

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Higher Education in Africa by Damtew Teferra,Jane Knight Pdf

The first of its kind, this book documents and analyzes the international dimension of higher education in Africa based on country case-studies and a consideration of relevant historical and contemporary themes. It identifies trends, developments, and challenges related to the international dimension of higher educational at the institutional, national, and regional levels. It explores the institutional the opportunities and probes the risks while it responds to the growing need for information and analysis of internationalization of higher education in Africa. On the basis of this book project, an effort is underway to establish the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE). This network aims to develop research capacity and expertise to meet the professional and practical needs of individuals, institutions and organizations interested in the international dimension of higher education in Africa.

Author : Nico Cloete
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781920355739

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Universities and Economic Development in Africa by Nico Cloete Pdf

"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.

Author : Pundy Pillay
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920355449

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Linking Higher Education and Economic Development by Pundy Pillay Pdf

Finland, South Korea and the state of North Carolina in the United States are three systems that successfully have harnessed higher education in their economic development initiatives. Common to the success of all these systems is, amongst others, the link between economic and education planning, quality public schooling, high tertiary participation rates with institutional differentiation, labour market demand, cooperation and networks, and consensus about the importance of higher education for development. Linking higher education and economic development: Implications for Africa from three successful systems draws together evidence on the three systems, synthesises the key findings, and distils the implications for African countries. The project on which the book is based forms part of a larger study on Universities and Economic Development in Africa, undertaken by the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA). HERANA is co-ordinated by the Centre for Higher Education Transformation in South Africa.

Author : Mouton, Johann,Wildschut, Lauren
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920677893

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Leadership and Management: Case Studies in Training in Higher Education in Africa by Mouton, Johann,Wildschut, Lauren Pdf

There has been a resurgence of interest in training programmes for higher education leaders and management (HELM) at African universities in recent times. Although there have been a few cases of evaluation studies of such programmes in Africa, a more systematic review of the lessons learnt through these programmes has not been done. This book aims to document and reflect on the learnings from intervention programmes at three African higher education councils. It is clear that university leaders face many leadership and management challenges. This is the starting point of the book.

Author : Jane Knight,Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463009560

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Regionalization of African Higher Education by Jane Knight,Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis Pdf

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.

Author : Peter Nicolas Materu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780821372739

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Higher Education Quality Assurance in Sub-Saharan Africa by Peter Nicolas Materu Pdf

This report assesses the status and practice of higher education quality assurance in Sub - Sahara Africa, focusing on degree - granting tertiary institutions. A main finding is that structured national - level quality assurance processes in African higher education are a very recent phenomenon and that most countries face major capacity constrains. Only about a third of them have established structured national quality assurance mechanism, often only as recently as during the last ten years. Activities differ in their scope and rigor, ranging from simple licensing of institutions by the minister responsible for higher education, to comprehensive system - wide program accreditation and ranking of institutions. Within institutions of higher learning, self assessment and academic audits are gradually being adopted to supplement traditional quality assurance methods. However, knowledge about and experience with self - assessments are limited. The main challenges to quality assurance system in Africa are cost and human capacity requirements. For countries with large tertiary systems, the report recommends institutional, rather than program accreditation as a cost - effective option. However, where tertiary systems are small and underdeveloped, a less formal self - assessment for each institution may be necessary until the capacity could be strengthened to support a more formal nation quality assurance agency in the long run.

Author : Anne Goujon,Max Haller,Bernadette Müller Kmet
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781443862769

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Higher Education in Africa by Anne Goujon,Max Haller,Bernadette Müller Kmet Pdf

The idea that developing all sectors of the educational palette is influential for socio-economic development was adopted later in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other world regions. Most efforts went primarily into developing the first stages of education, and rightly so, for many children could not access education at all. Today, all African governments recognize the importance of higher education and increasingly invest in it. They are facing two major, interlinked challenges: rapid population growth and decline in the quality of education. Indeed, despite fertility decline, the region has been confronted with substantial population growth, which will continue for many decades; as such, there is a necessity to increase investment in education. This, in a situation of limited resources, has been at the expense of the quality and the burgeoning of private institutions of higher education. The contributions here discuss the development, quality, and outcomes of higher education in Africa, with a specific focus on relations between Africa and Europe. Issues related to the mobility of African students and scholars are discussed in several national and international case studies.

Author : Gibbon, Trish
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920677435

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Driving Change by Gibbon, Trish Pdf

Driving Change tells a story that exemplifies a basic law of physics, known to all - the application of a relatively small lever can shift weight, create movement and initiate change far in excess of its own size. It tells a story about a particular instance of development cooperation, relatively modest in scope and aim that has nonetheless achieved remarkable things and has been held up as an exemplar of its kind. It does not tell a story of flawless execution and perfectly achieved outcomes: it is instead a narrative that gives some insight into the structural and organisational arrangements, the institutional and individual commitments, and above all, the work, intelligence and passion of its participants, which made the SANTED Programme a noteworthy success.

Author : T. Assie-Lumumba
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9782869784048

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Higher Education in Africa. Crises, Reforms and Transformation by T. Assie-Lumumba Pdf

Higher Education in Africa. Crises, Reforms and Transformation

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman,C. C. Wolhuter
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781781906996

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Development of Higher Education in Africa by Alexander W. Wiseman,C. C. Wolhuter Pdf

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.

Author : Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis,Christine Scherer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004411876

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Partnership in Higher Education by Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis,Christine Scherer Pdf

Partnership in Higher Education: Trends between African and European Institutions is a pioneer contribution bringing a comprehensive perspective not only on the conceptualization of higher education partnership but also the empirical trends that exist between African and European institutions.