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UNINA9910787092303321 |
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Autore |
Munene Ishmael I. |
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Titolo |
Multicampus university systems : Africa and the Kenyan experience / / Ishmael I. Munene |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-94946-8 |
0-203-65984-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education ; ; 9 |
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EDU043000EDU015000EDU034000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Universities and colleges - Africa |
Higher education and state - Africa |
Universities and colleges - Kenya |
Higher education and state - Kenya |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; List of Abbreviations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1 From the Ecclesiastical to the Multiversity: The Historical Evolution of the African University |
2 Mapping the Center and the Periphery: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodology 3 Governance: The New Centralism versus Decentralization ; 4 Finance: Revenue Diversification and Control ; 5 Quality: The Subordination of Scholarship |
6 Equity and Access: The Privatized Campus and Unequal Opportunities 7 Concluding Thoughts: Reframing the Multicampus University ; References ; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"In the face of increasing social demand and cutbacks in state budgetary support, universities in African countries are now turning towards a multi-campus system strategy. As African governments have adopted neo-liberal education policies that lay premium on entrepreneurialism, profit making, privatization, and markets as drivers of university development, a reshaping of the academic work and |
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