Transforming Higher Education In Asia And Africa

Author : Fred M. Hayward
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438478456

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Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa by Fred M. Hayward Pdf

Analyzes twelve strategic planning efforts in higher education in eight countries in Asia and Africa. Drawing on over fifty years of on-the-ground experience, Fred M. Hayward’s Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa analyzes change processes in higher education in eight Asian and African countries. The twelve cases range from the push to upgrade and transform higher education in Afghanistan in the midst of a war, to the successful struggle against apartheid in South African institutions, as well as thwarted efforts in Sierra Leone and Madagascar. Providing both practical lessons learned and hope for communities globally, Hayward demonstrates that higher education change and even transformation, which is more fundamental and structural, can occur even in the most difficult environments. Successful transformation requires well-crafted strategic and budget plans with careful implementation, monitoring, and effective leadership at multiple levels. Yet also critical are a commitment to human development, a desire for freedom and belief in democracy, and recognition that high-quality higher education is essential to national development. “This book provides detailed and informative accounts of system transformation, policymaking, leadership, and development in several developing countries. These areas are largely neglected in the literature. It also provides an account of the value of coordination and planning in developing effective higher education systems and institutions. It is clear that the author has long experience and expertise in the topics and regions addressed.” — Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University

Author : Madeleine F. Green
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015038599950

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Transforming Higher Education by Madeleine F. Green Pdf

It is important for those who will lead higher education into the next century to understand the forces currently transforming postsecondary institutions worldwide. In this new book, editor Madeleine F. Green identifies many of these influences, including demands for greater access to higher education, funding problems, the conflicting requirements of various constituencies, and pressures to contribute to a country's economic and social development. Many of the main actors or groups that are driving change in higher education also are identified, including the government, the public, faculty members, governing boards, students, and institutional leaders. Current theory about the nature of leadership is reviewed, and the various forms of leadership currently in place at higher education institutions around the world also are described.

Author : Pundy Pillay
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 42,5 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 : T. Assie-Lumumba
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : Felix Maringe,Emmanuel Ojo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463009027

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Sustainable Transformation in African Higher Education by Felix Maringe,Emmanuel Ojo Pdf

The book is a must read for policy makers, academics, university administrators and post graduate research students in the broad field of education and in higher education studies in particular. The book brings together a wealth of information regarding the imperatives of transformation in Africa’s higher education systems. Not only do some of the chapters provide critical discussion about the conceptualisation of transformation, the majority of the chapters reflect on empirical evidence for transformation in diverse fields of mathematics, science, gender, the training of doctoral students and the governance and management of universities. This central theme of sustainable change and reform runs across the chapters of the book. For students, the book provides exemplars of practical research in higher education. For scholars in higher education and policy makers, specific issues for reform are identified and discussed.

Author : Darryl S. L. Jarvis,Ka Ho Mok
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811392948

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Transformations in Higher Education Governance in Asia by Darryl S. L. Jarvis,Ka Ho Mok Pdf

This book documents experimentation with various policy and governance approaches that produce structural differences in the composition and organisation of Asia’s higher education systems. In view of the wide variation in the public and private provision of higher education, it showcases how issues of access, equity and modes of participation are addressed, how institutional and programme quality are managed and how academic labour is treated and developed. The book both maps these differences and analyses the country-level dynamics, policy approaches and the problems faced by a variety of states in Asia in the race to develop competitive higher education systems. Focusing on the intersection of governance and higher education policy, it addresses the challenges facing higher education in Asia and the national responses of governments in terms of the organisation of the sector.

Author : Cloete, Nico,Maassen, Peter
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920677855

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Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education by Cloete, Nico,Maassen, Peter Pdf

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

Author : John Brennan,Roger King,Yann Lebeau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 074920513X

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The Role of Universities in the Transformation of Societies by John Brennan,Roger King,Yann Lebeau Pdf

The project on which this report is based brought together more than 25 researchers from 15 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa (including South Africa), Central Asia and Latin America. Its aim was to increase understanding of the various ways in which universities and other higher education institutions generate, contribute to or inhibit social, economic and political change. Its focus was on countries and regions that had recently undergone, or were undergoing, major transformation.

Author : Paul Ashwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350157255

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Transforming University Education by Paul Ashwin Pdf

What is a university degree for? What can it offer to students? Is it only about getting a job? How can we measure the quality of an undergraduate degree? Paul Ashwin shows how, around the world, economic arguments have come to dominate our thinking about the purpose and nature of university education. He argues that we have lost a sense of the educational purposes of an undergraduate degree and the ways in which going to university can transform students' lives. Ashwin challenges a series of myths related to the purposes, educational processes, and quality of an undergraduate education. He argues that these myths have fuelled the current misunderstanding of the educational aspects of higher education and explores what is needed to reinvigorate our understanding of a university education. Throughout, Ashwin draws on his deep engagement with international research to offer an accessible and thought-provoking analysis of the nature of university education.

Author : Fredrick. M. Nafukho,Helen M. A. Muyia,Beverly Irby
Publisher : IAP
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623967437

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Governance and Transformations of Universities in Africa by Fredrick. M. Nafukho,Helen M. A. Muyia,Beverly Irby Pdf

While universities world over are undergoing reforms and change, in the case of African universities as illustrated in this book, the reforms and changes are profound and can best be described as transformative. This book is unique in many ways, which makes it extraordinary. First, unlike other books that have examined issues on higher education in Africa from externalist positions, the contributors to this book are scholars who have been educated, are currently teaching in African universities or have taught in African universities. The book specifically focuses on transformations in the governance of African universities and its implications on equity, entrepreneurship, innovation, quality assurance, information and communication technologies (ICTs), and reform issues in higher education in Africa. The book presents pertinent research on governance in African universities in an experiential and empirical manner. The contributors of the book chapters include individuals actively involved in teaching, researching and governance of higher education institutions in Africa. The chapters are based on empirical data, including review of relevant literature. The book also recognizes that university governance is more than just crisis in financial or economic issues, but includes best management practices, shared governance, meaningful reforms, strategic planning, consultation, transparency and accountability, client (students, lecturers, parents and the public) satisfaction, as well as the role of the university in development. The contributions take cognizance of the fact that governance as a concept is facing fundamental changes in the context of global knowledge economy, and African local conditions. Contributors also take cognizance of the fact that one important source of change in Africa has been the accelerating speed of scientific and technological advancement in learning at universities where lifelong learning programs, adult learning programs, distance and online learning are relatively new. The chapters are also sensitive to new changes in gender, demographical, technological, education reforms, social and economic transformations in the governance of African universities. The book is basically an academic book for use by undergraduates and graduate students at universities, policy makers and formulators in African ministries of Education; supra national organizations, foreign organizations working in Africa, NGOs and CBOs as well as development stakeholders, and community organizers.

Author : Olaf Zawacki-Richter,Adnan Qayyum
Publisher : Springer
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811357879

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Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East by Olaf Zawacki-Richter,Adnan Qayyum Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea. It describes how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of the national higher education systems in these countries. It also explores the similarities and differences between how their open and distance higher education systems are managed and structured. This book is the second in a series, following Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas (Springer 2018). Both books compare and draw conclusions about the nature of open and distance education in the context of various national higher education systems. In a digital era characterized by the growing use of online, open and distance education, this book will prove particularly valuable for policy-makers and senior administrators who want to learn about establishing or expanding open and distance education services. In addition, it offers a valuable reference guide for researchers, academics and students interested in understanding the different approaches to open and distance education.

Author : Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Publisher : Springer
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137528698

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The Transformation of Global Higher Education, 1945-2015 by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Pdf

This book explores some of the major forces and changes in higher education across the world between 1945 and 2015. This includes the explosions of higher education institutions and enrollments, a development captured by the notion of massification. There were also profound shifts in the financing and economic role of higher education reflected in the processes of privatization of universities and curricula realignments to meet the shifting demands of the economy. Moreover, the systems of knowledge production, organization, dissemination, and consumption, as well as the disciplinary architecture of knowledge underwent significant changes. Internationalization emerged as one of the defining features of higher education, which engendered new modes, rationales, and practices of collaboration, competition, comparison, and commercialization. External and internal pressures for accountability and higher education’s value proposition intensified, which fuelled struggles over access, affordability, relevance, and outcomes that found expression in the quality assurance movement.

Author : David Kraybill,John Lynam,Adipala Ekwamu
Publisher : CABI
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781789246544

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Transforming Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa by David Kraybill,John Lynam,Adipala Ekwamu Pdf

Enormous changes are affecting African production agriculture, urbanization, and food consumption patterns, requiring new approaches to training and knowledge generation and dissemination to achieve food security. Many agricultural universities and other tertiary agricultural education (TAE) organizations have been slow to respond, hindered by inadequate staffing and facilities and growing competition for funds. However, some African agricultural universities are transforming themselves and are achieving remarkable success. This book documents successful approaches to remaking TAE in Africa to inspire leaders, both formal and informal, of other TAE organizations. It emphasises adaptive strategies and processes creating an internal culture driven by stakeholder needs and where organizational transformation improves the quality and relevance of teaching, research, and outreach. The chapters cover the role of TAE in agricultural transformation, trends in TAE in Africa, solutions to the rigour-versus-relevance dilemma, curriculum design informed by actual and emerging labour market conditions, innovation and entrepreneurship, TAE quality assurance, and networking among TAE institutions.

Author : J. Hawkins,K. Mok,D. Neubauer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137311801

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Higher Education Regionalization in Asia Pacific by J. Hawkins,K. Mok,D. Neubauer Pdf

Asia is rapidly developing a wide variety of regional organizations and interactive patterns, reflecting in large part its increasing role in the global economic and political engagements. Higher Education constitutes a distinct sphere of activity within this overall pattern of regionalization.

Author : Council on Higher Education (South Africa).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112336040

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Re-inserting the 'public Good' Into Higher Education Transformation by Council on Higher Education (South Africa). Pdf