Higher Education In Sub Saharan Africa In The 21st Century

Author : Ben Kei Daniel,Ronald Bisaso
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789819932122

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Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century by Ben Kei Daniel,Ronald Bisaso Pdf

This book contributes to the understanding of regional and global perspectives on the development and challenges the higher education sector in sub-Saharan Africa faces in the era of globalization. It focuses on the critical aspects of the higher education sector in the Global South, with a particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together empirical, theoretical and philosophical perspectives from researchers in some of the leading universities in sub-Saharan Africa. The book highlights the higher education sector’s stages of growth and development and the contemporary challenges it faces in aligning its goals and capacity globally, and maintaining its image and public identity locally. This book covers neoliberal educational reforms, leadership and governance, pedagogy, technology, the global knowledge economy, and digital advancement. It delves into how the nature and practice of learning, teaching, research, and community engagement as core functions of higher education are re-oriented to contribute to societal transformation in Africa. Further, the book discusses the implications of contemporary issues in higher education: internationalization, employability, leadership and management, and accountability and autonomy in teaching, research, and community engagement.

Author : Edward Shizha,Ngoni Makuvaza
Publisher : Springer
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463009621

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Re-thinking Postcolonial Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century by Edward Shizha,Ngoni Makuvaza Pdf

What have postcolonial Sub-Saharan African countries achieved in their education policies and programmes? How far have they contributed to successful attainment of the targeted 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on education? What were the constraints and barriers for developing an education system that appeals to the needs of the sub-region? Re-thinking Postcolonial Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century: Post-Millennium Development Goals is an attempt to demonstrate that Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential and capability to provide solutions to challenges facing its desire and ability to provide sustainable education to its people. To that end, the contributors are academics with an African vision attempting to come up with African home-grown perspectives to fill the gap created by the lapse of the MDGs as the guiding vision and framework for educational provision in Africa and beyond. The book seeks to articulate and address African issues from an informed as well as objective African perspective. The book is also intended to provide insights to scholars who are interested in studying and understanding the nature of postcolonial education in the Sub-Saharan African region. Given the objectives and themes of this book, it is intended for academic scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, human rights scholars, curriculum developers, college and university academics, teachers, education policy makers, international organisations, and local and international non-governmental organisations that are interested in African education policies and programmes. “Rethinking Postcolonial Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century provides contemporary reflections from multiple perspectives and re-positions the issue of education at the forefront of the debates on African development.” – Lamine Diallo, Associate Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada “The book is a welcome addition to discourses and analyses on education in sub-Saharan Africa with reference to a postcolonial critique and the Millennium Development Goals framework on education in Africa.” – Michael Tonderai Kariwo, PhD, Instructor and Research Fellow, University of Alberta, Canada

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman,C. C. Wolhuter
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : D. Teferra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137345783

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Funding Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by D. Teferra Pdf

Virtually all countries in the world are struggling to provide the necessary resources to Higher Education. The challenges are particularly complex for economically poor countries in Africa, which have recorded massive expansion in the past decade. This book analyzes the state of funding and financing higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : Tade Akin Aina
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113401058

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Quality and Relevance by Tade Akin Aina Pdf

Author : Peter Darvas,Shang Gao,Yijun Shen,Bilal Bawany
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781464810510

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Sharing Higher Education's Promise beyond the Few in Sub-Saharan Africa by Peter Darvas,Shang Gao,Yijun Shen,Bilal Bawany Pdf

Despite a spectacular expansion of the higher education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, the supply of tertiary education has generally failed to keep pace with demand and the region continues to lag all other regions in terms of access to tertiary education. This is in part a consequence of deeply entrenched patterns of inequitable access to higher education, and the perpetuation of what researchers refer to as “elite systems†?. To date, access to tertiary education in Sub-Saharan Africa has unduly benefitted students drawn from the region’s wealthiest households, and overall enrollment remains disproportionately male, and metropolitan. These factors stifle the catalytic potential of higher education, corroding its potential for driving economic growth and sustaining poverty reduction. Instead, patterns of access to tertiary education have generally reinforced and reproduced social inequality, instead of eroding its pernicious social and economic effects. This report aims to inform an improved understanding of equity in tertiary enrollment in Sub-Saharan African countries, and to examine the extent to which inequity functions as a bottleneck inhibiting the ability of African universities to effectively drive improvements in overall quality of life and economic competitiveness. In our survey of the evidence, we also aim to identify which policies most effectively address the challenge of promoting equity of access in SSA tertiary education systems. In order to achieve these objectives, the report collects, generates and analyzes empirical evidence on patterns of equity, examines the underlying causes of inequity, and evaluates government policies for addressing inequity.

Author : Keith Hinchliffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : College graduates
ISBN : IND:30000076352834

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Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by Keith Hinchliffe Pdf

Author : Jerry Domatob
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021932087

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African Higher Education Policy by Jerry Domatob Pdf

This important new study examines educational policies from a broad and interdisciplinary perspective. It proposes policies from a political, economic, and social perspective. Domatob examines the problems and proposes policies then discusses educational, political and economic consequences.

Author : Amasa P. Ndofirepi,Alfred Masinire
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030572150

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Rurality, Social Justice and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Volume II by Amasa P. Ndofirepi,Alfred Masinire Pdf

This book explores rurality and education in sub-Saharan Africa through a lens of social justice. The second volume of a two-volume project, this book explores possibilities and constraints of rural social justice in diverse educational contexts, with particular emphasis on higher education. Drawing on contexts from across sub-Saharan Africa, this volume examines such topics as student-teacher preparation, post-colonialism and access and participation. In doing so, these volumes reflect the need to shift conceptions of rurality from colonial and conservative stereotypes to an appreciation of rurality as locations in space and time. Focusing on inclusivity and intersectionality, these books raise important questions into rurality and social justice, and champion openness for education in rural communities who may be excluded.

Author : Anne Goujon,Max Haller,Bernadette Müller Kmet
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : Keith Hinchliffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032904984

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Issues Related to Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by Keith Hinchliffe Pdf

Higher education in Sub-Saharan African countries is examined. Attention is directed to the development of higher education in sub-Saharan African countries since the early 1960s, as well as criticisms currently directed at the sector, and the economic and budgetary environment for resource allocation. The labor market for African college graduates is also analyzed. Labor market summaries are constructed for 15 countries using a wide range of information including rate of return studies, wage structures and trends, recorded vacancies, levels of expatriate employment, and government employment policies. Also discussed are future developments in graduate labor markets and implications for higher education enrollment policy. The unit costs of universities in 24 countries are presented, along with case studies of staff/student ratios, levels of expatriate employment, nonacademic expenditures, and utilization rates of physical facilities. The feasibility of reducing unit costs and student withdrawal rates is also addressed, and examples of how particular policy changes affect costs are provided. The possibilities of reducing government expenditure on higher education through increasing students' contributions is discussed. Current arrangements for student financing for 24 countries are documented. (SW)

Author : Kenneth Kaoma Mwenda,Gerry Nkombo Muuka
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781604976106

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The Challenge of Change in Africa's Higher Education in the 21st Century by Kenneth Kaoma Mwenda,Gerry Nkombo Muuka Pdf

The Challenge of Change in Africa's Higher Education in the 21st Century brings the reader face to face with the mega challenges and key opportunities in Africa's higher education sector in the twenty-first century. Mwenda and Muuka are two of Africa's emergent scholars, with 20 published books and over 100 articles published in peer-reviewed journals between them as of 2008. Authors who are diverse in their knowledge and experience of the complexities of education in Africa join Mwenda and Muuka in this treatise, which traverses the higher education milieu on the continent from Cape Town in South Africa to Lagos in Nigeria. Stated simply, those who have long called for a new generation of scholars on education in Africa will find a healthy and refreshing answer in The Challenge of Change in Africa's Higher Education in the 21st Century. The motivation for this book was the editors' recognition of gaps in the current understanding of higher education in Africa. The book has clear advantages and defining features over other books on higher education on the continent in the following respects. The Challenge of Change in Africa's Higher Education in the 21st Century is a book written from and with twenty-first century realities, making it a significant addition to the continuing and urgent search for solutions to the continent's development dilemma. It is therefore critical reading and research material for many stakeholders including students, professors, universities, and research libraries on the one hand and higher education ministries in Africa on the other. The role of international development agencies and non-governmental organizations towards enhancement of higher education in Africa cannot be overemphasized.

Author : Peter Nicolas Materu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Kate Ashcroft,Philip Rayner
Publisher : IAP
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617355431

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Higher Education in Development by Kate Ashcroft,Philip Rayner Pdf

This book will interest readers learning about or developing strategies for improving higher education systems and institutions in developing countries. It provides an insight into sub-Saharan African higher education systems and sets out the ways that they are developing and changing. It explores the dilemmas inherent in a context of scarce resources with increasing and urgent demands for a more professionalized workforce and expert services. It examines the factors inhibiting development such as HIV/AIDS, gender issues, historical conflicts, cultural attitudes inimical to innovation, the challenges created by poor infrastructure, and the history of colonialism and authoritarianism and their legacy of centralized control and lack of autonomy and democracy. The book explores lessons from research into sub-Saharan African higher education that may be applied to other contexts. The authors have lived and worked in sub-Saharan Africa and the book draws on the authors’ personal experience of higher education in Zambia, Ethiopia, The Yemen and their links in Mozambique and South Africa as well as extensive senior management experience and at the highest level within sub-Saharan higher education systems. It uses actual examples and a reflective ‘case study’ approach to describe reforms, and from these, develops ideas as to how to improve the effectiveness of higher education as a means to fight poverty. The book explores lessons from research into sub-Saharan African higher education that may be applied to other contexts. The authors have lived and worked in sub-Saharan Africa and the book draws on their personal experience of higher education in Zambia, Ethiopia, The Yemen and their links in Mozambique and South Africa. The authors also use their extensive management experience at the highest level within sub-Saharan higher education systems. The book includes actual examples and a reflective ‘case study’ approach to describe reforms, and from these, develops ideas as to how to improve the effectiveness of higher education as a means to fight poverty.

Author : Kiluba L. Nkulu
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0820476269

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Serving the Common Good by Kiluba L. Nkulu Pdf

Serving the Common Good combines critical analysis and interpretation of theory and practice for higher education in Africa and in the West. It demonstrates the current urgent need to articulate an educational ideal relevant to the cultural, economic, political, and social problems of the twenty-first century. Utilizing Julius K. Nyerere's vision of education for the common good - a pragmatically balanced articulation of a postcolonial African perspective on higher education - Kiluba L. Nkulu emphasizes a human-centered approach to community and national development. Serving the Common Good offers a provocative and unique perspective on the state of higher education in Africa, and will be useful in courses on African Studies, Education and Society, Educational Foundations and Inquiry, Higher Education and Leadership, Political Economy, and Sociology.