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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791424903321

Titolo

Youth and higher education in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the cases of Cameroon, South Africa, Eritrea and Zimbabwe / / edited by Donald P. Chimanikire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Senegal, : CODESRIA, 2009

ISBN

1-282-90160-5

9786612901607

2-86978-425-2

2-86978-381-7

2-86978-295-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (150 p.)

Collana

Codesria book series

Altri autori (Persone)

ChimanikireDonald P

Disciplina

378.6

Soggetti

Education - Africa - History - 20th century

Youth - Africa

Social sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt 1. Cameroon -- pt. 2. South Africa -- pt. 3. Zimbabwe -- pt. 4. Eritrea.

Sommario/riassunto

Student activism in Africa, at least since the early 1990's, has been preoccupied with popular struggles for democracy in both their respective countries and institutions of higher learning. The changing socio-economic and political conditions in many African countries, characterized by the decline in economic growth and the introduction of multi-party politics, among several other factors, have had different impact on students and student political organizations in African universities. This book recounts the responses of students to these changes in their attempt to negotiate better living...