03598nam 2200733 a 450 991095790090332120200520144314.09786612901416978128290141412829014199782869784048286978404X9782869783607286978360497828697827852869782780(CKB)2560000000051495(EBL)1135034(OCoLC)741350879(SSID)ssj0000437648(PQKBManifestationID)11321669(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437648(PQKBWorkID)10448549(PQKB)11341722(OCoLC)551735647(MdBmJHUP)muse21875(Au-PeEL)EBL1135034(CaPaEBR)ebr10333793(CaONFJC)MIL290141(PPN)187339716(FR-PaCSA)88824953(MiAaPQ)EBC1135034(FRCYB88824953)88824953(EXLCZ)99256000000005149520071130d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHigher education in Africa crises, reforms, and transformation /N'dri T. Assie-Lumumba1st ed.Dakar Codesriac20061 online resource (206 pages)Working paper series"Green book"--Cover.9782869781863 2869781865 Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-202).Front Cover; Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One - Origins and Mission of African Universities; Chapter Two - Cultural Colonisation by Force and by Choice; Chapter Three - Tre Crisis, Its Consequences, and the Call for Change; Chapter Four - Waves of Reforms and Recent Innovations; Chapter Five - New Challenges within the Global and Local Objective Conditions; Chapter SIx - Structural Change, Transformation, and Localisation of Higher Education as a Public Good; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back CoverThis book provides theoretical tools for analysing contemporary African higher education systems and institutions. It also examines policy challenges and the prospects for social progress. It points to critical areas of investigation for the CODESRIA Multinational Working Group (MWG) research network on higher education. Conceived as a background text for this network, the book traces the historical roots and the global factors of the African higher education crises and the search for transformation to address issues of legitimacy and relevance. It analyses the origins, nature, and mission of African higher education, the problems associated with cultural colonization and the dependency trap, the local/global nexus in the crises with a special attention to the structural adjustment programmes (SAPs), and the various waves of reforms and innovations. Furthermore, the book presents a synopsis of studies that were conducted on the crises, highlighting both their findings and recommendations.Working paper series.Education, HigherAfricaEducation, Higher378.6378.6Assie-Lumumba N'Dri Therese1795490MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957900903321Higher education in Africa4336847UNINA