Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher EducationCloete, Nico, Maassen, Peter 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 |
Contents
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CHAPTER 3 ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF AFRICAN FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES | 32 |
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH OUTPUT AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COOPERATION IN AFRICAN FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES | 61 |
CHAPTER 5 SOUTH AFRICA AS A PHD HUB IN AFRICA? | 75 |
CHAPTER 6 FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY | 109 |
CASE STUDIES OF MOZAMBIQUE AND KENYA | 128 |
CHAPTER 8 FUNCTIONS OF SCIENCE GRANTING COUNCILS IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA | 148 |
CHAPTER 9 THE ROLES OF NATIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS IN AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM GOVERNANCE | 171 |
INDICATORS AND INSIGHTS | 203 |
CHAPTER 11 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND CITIZENSHIP COMPETENCES IN AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES | 230 |
CHAPTER 12 MANAGING CONTRADICTORY FUNCTIONS AND RELATED POLICY ISSUES | 260 |
About the Authors | 290 |
List of Contributors | 294 |
Back cover | 299 |
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