Issues Related To Higher Education In Sub Saharan Africa

Author : Keith Hinchliffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,5 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 : D. Teferra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 42,6 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 : James J.F. Forest,Philip G. Altbach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 1402040113

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International Handbook of Higher Education by James J.F. Forest,Philip G. Altbach Pdf

This book provides a central, authoritative source of reference on the most essential topics of higher education. The International Handbook of Higher Education combines a rich diversity of scholarly perspectives with a wide range of internationally derived descriptions and analyses. Chapters in the first volume cover central themes in the study of higher education, while contributors to the second volume focuses on contemporary higher education issues within specific countries or regions. Together, these volumes provide a centralized, easily accessible, yet scholarly source of information.

Author : Ben Kei Daniel,Ronald Bisaso
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 43,8 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 : Anne Goujon,Max Haller,Bernadette Müller Kmet
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 52,8 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 : Peter Nicolas Materu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,7 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 : Jerry Domatob
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Joel B. Babalola,Benedict O. Emunemu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : UOM:39015070754299

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Issues in Higher Education by Joel B. Babalola,Benedict O. Emunemu Pdf

Author : D. N. Sifuna,Nobuhide Sawamura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000067224098

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Challenges of Quality Education in Sub-Saharan African Countries by D. N. Sifuna,Nobuhide Sawamura Pdf

Quality is at the heart of all education systems as good quality teaching and learning environments ensure effective learning outcomes. Quality influences what students learn, how well they learn and what benefits they draw from their education. The quest to ensure that students achieve decent learning outcomes and acquire values and skills that help them play a positive role in their societies is an issue on the policy agenda of nearly every country. As many world governments struggle to expand particularly basic education, they also face the challenge of ensuring that students stay in school long enough to acquire the knowledge they need to cope in a rapidly changing world. The purpose of this book is therefore to profile some aspects of education quality in the African education systems and highlight key policies for improving the teaching and learning outcomes. The book is also intended to provide basic information to scholars who are interested in studying education in the Sub-Saharan African region. To enable users understand and appreciate developments, trends and changes that have taken place in the education systems, for most chapters, the book deliberately adopts a historical approach which leads to some focus on developments which date back to the colonial period in Africa.

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman,C. C. Wolhuter
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 41,6 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 : Keith Hinchliffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : College graduates
ISBN : IND:30000076352834

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Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by Keith Hinchliffe Pdf

Author : Amasa P. Ndofirepi,Alfred Masinire
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : Peter Darvas,Shang Gao,Yijun Shen,Bilal Bawany
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,8 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 : Kate Ashcroft,Philip Rayner
Publisher : IAP
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : Rosarii Griffin
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927366

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Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa by Rosarii Griffin Pdf

In the drive to achieve universal primary education as one of the Millennium Development Goals, there is an increasing recognition of the urgency of focusing on teacher education to both meet the demand for more than one million qualified teachers required to achieve this goal within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to combat the sometimes poor quality educational experience reported in the school. Currently, approximately only one third of teachers are qualified to teach. This dearth in qualified teachers also means that secondary and tertiary education need to be improved upon to provide an educated cohort of graduates. This in turn will ensure that the quality of teacher trained and retained within the profession is of a sufficiently high standard to ensure sustainable progress. This volume focuses on the various aspects of teacher education which need to be addressed in order for the wider Millennium Goals to be achieved, but more importantly, so that each African child living within sub-Saharan Africa will have the right to a quality education: ensuring they too experience their right and entitlement as children to reach their full potential - often taken for granted in Western countries – giving African children the necessary tools to build a better future for themselves. Of particular interest to the education researcher and policy maker, this volume’s contributors look at the various issues and challenges around the teacher profession, particularly in relation to resources and practices within sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors examine the issue of building research capacity for educational research within teacher education Colleges and explore the concept of education for sustainable development with the view to improving the development of quality teacher education within the global South. In this volume, research reports are presented highlighting the various challenges within the structure and provision of teacher education within certain national contexts, including assessment and curricula issues, which need to be addressed. This volume goes from the global to the local and examines teacher educator teaching, learning and reflective practice issues within different contexts, as well as exploring alternative pre-service experiences for western teachers who wish to work within the sub-Saharan context as well as some teacher educator exchange programmes between the South and North. Case countries explored include Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar, to mention but a few. Of particular value to the education researcher and policy maker, this book provides a timely resource focusing on an area of neglect, highlighting the central role of the teacher and teacher education towards sustainable development within the sub-Saharan African context.