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Academic identities, academic challenges? [[electronic resource] ] : American and European experience of the transformation of higher education and research / / edited by Tor Halvorsen and Atle Nyhagen
| Academic identities, academic challenges? [[electronic resource] ] : American and European experience of the transformation of higher education and research / / edited by Tor Halvorsen and Atle Nyhagen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HalvorsenTor
NyhagenAttle |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Europe
Education, Higher - United States Universities and colleges |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-43627-2
1-4438-3471-8 9786613436276 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; WHAT THE RECENT HISTORY OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES OFFERS TO EUROPE; THE RHETORIC OF FUNCTIONALITY IN RECONSTRUCTING THE ACADEMIC WORLD; RECONSTRUCTING COLLECTIVE ACADEMIC IDENTITIES IN THE UK; THE CULTURAL AND DEMOCRATIC OBLIGATIONS OF UNIVERSITIES; THE NEW MODE OF INTERNATIONALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH; WHO CARES ABOUT EXCELLENCE? SOCIAL SCIENCES UNDER THINK TANK PRESSURE; AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN EUROPE; THE DARK MATTER AND LITTLE STARS; REFORMING TOWARDS THE US UNIVERSITY; THE DOUBLE SHUFFLE OF UNIVERSITY REFORM
THE HARVARD REPORT AND THE LIMITS OF LIBERAL EDUCATIONBETWEEN COOPERATION AND COMPETITION; QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION IN NORWEGIAN HIGHER EDUCATION; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463296803321 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Academic identities, academic challenges? [[electronic resource] ] : American and European experience of the transformation of higher education and research / / edited by Tor Halvorsen and Atle Nyhagen
| Academic identities, academic challenges? [[electronic resource] ] : American and European experience of the transformation of higher education and research / / edited by Tor Halvorsen and Atle Nyhagen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HalvorsenTor
NyhagenAttle |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Europe
Education, Higher - United States Universities and colleges |
| ISBN |
1-283-43627-2
1-4438-3471-8 9786613436276 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; WHAT THE RECENT HISTORY OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES OFFERS TO EUROPE; THE RHETORIC OF FUNCTIONALITY IN RECONSTRUCTING THE ACADEMIC WORLD; RECONSTRUCTING COLLECTIVE ACADEMIC IDENTITIES IN THE UK; THE CULTURAL AND DEMOCRATIC OBLIGATIONS OF UNIVERSITIES; THE NEW MODE OF INTERNATIONALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH; WHO CARES ABOUT EXCELLENCE? SOCIAL SCIENCES UNDER THINK TANK PRESSURE; AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN EUROPE; THE DARK MATTER AND LITTLE STARS; REFORMING TOWARDS THE US UNIVERSITY; THE DOUBLE SHUFFLE OF UNIVERSITY REFORM
THE HARVARD REPORT AND THE LIMITS OF LIBERAL EDUCATIONBETWEEN COOPERATION AND COMPETITION; QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION IN NORWEGIAN HIGHER EDUCATION; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788543803321 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Democracy and the Discourse on Relevance Within the Academic Profession at Makerere University : Within the Academic Profession / / By Andrea Kronstad Felde, Tor Halvorsen, Anja Myrtveit & Reidar Oygard
| Democracy and the Discourse on Relevance Within the Academic Profession at Makerere University : Within the Academic Profession / / By Andrea Kronstad Felde, Tor Halvorsen, Anja Myrtveit & Reidar Oygard |
| Autore | Kronstad Felde Andrea |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, : African Minds, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 online resource 322 sidor) |
| Soggetto topico | Colleges of higher education |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Democracy
discourse higher education knowledge production |
| ISBN | 1-928502-28-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910504288203321 |
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| Cape Town, : African Minds, 2021 | ||
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The democratic developmental state : North-South perspectives / / Chris Tapscott, Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario (editors)
| The democratic developmental state : North-South perspectives / / Chris Tapscott, Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario (editors) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.90091724 |
| Collana | CROP international poverty studies |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development projects - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-8382-6915-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910493177003321 |
| Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The democratic developmental state : North-South perspectives / / Chris Tapscott, Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario (editors)
| The democratic developmental state : North-South perspectives / / Chris Tapscott, Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario (editors) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.90091724 |
| Collana | CROP international poverty studies |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development projects - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 3-8382-6915-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Building the democratic development state : lessons from East Asia -- The carrot and the stick of Ethiopian "democratic developmentalism" : ideological, legal, and policy frameworks -- The establishment of a democratic development local state in South Africa : between rhetoric and reality -- The "development" of "welfare" state of South Africa -- The rise and fall of democratic neo-developmentalism in Brazil -- New social democracy in the South? Reflection from India, Indonesia, and Scandinavia in comparative perspective -- On the sociocultural foundations of democratic capitalism : experiences from the Norwegian case -- Democratic development state or competition state? Toward the new constitution of neoliberal hegemony -- Democracy, development, and the disciplining of capital. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797101403321 |
| Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The democratic developmental state : North-South perspectives / / Chris Tapscott, Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario (editors)
| The democratic developmental state : North-South perspectives / / Chris Tapscott, Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario (editors) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.90091724 |
| Collana | CROP international poverty studies |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development projects - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 3-8382-6915-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Building the democratic development state : lessons from East Asia -- The carrot and the stick of Ethiopian "democratic developmentalism" : ideological, legal, and policy frameworks -- The establishment of a democratic development local state in South Africa : between rhetoric and reality -- The "development" of "welfare" state of South Africa -- The rise and fall of democratic neo-developmentalism in Brazil -- New social democracy in the South? Reflection from India, Indonesia, and Scandinavia in comparative perspective -- On the sociocultural foundations of democratic capitalism : experiences from the Norwegian case -- Democratic development state or competition state? Toward the new constitution of neoliberal hegemony -- Democracy, development, and the disciplining of capital. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819835503321 |
| Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge for a sustainable world : a Southern African-nordic contribution / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen and Vyvienne R. P. M'kumbuzi ; contributors, Per Assmo [and twenty seven others]
| Knowledge for a sustainable world : a Southern African-nordic contribution / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen and Vyvienne R. P. M'kumbuzi ; contributors, Per Assmo [and twenty seven others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, South Africa ; ; Bellville, [South Africa] : , : African Minds : , : Southern African-Nordic Centre, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96807 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - South Africa |
| ISBN | 1-928331-05-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Frequently used acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction. The Southern African Nordic Centre and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for critical interventions; The political economy envisaged by the new SDGs; The need for an alternative political economy; The capturing of the academy; Multinational corporations and their role as global social actors; BRICS and knowledge; SANORD's contribution to developing an alternative; Global democracy, sustainability and work for all; Notes; PART I: CHALLENGES
Chapter 1 - Disability in southern Africa: Insights into its magnitude and natureDefining disability; Disability in southern Africa; An alternative data-collection method; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 - Facilitating access to higher education for students with disabilities: Strategies and support services at the University of Botswana; The context; The University of Botswana; Research methods; Data analysis; Findings; Discussion and recommendations; Note; References Chapter 3 - Access and equity for students with disabilities at the University of Malawi: The case of Chancellor CollegeBackground; Theoretical and conceptual frameworks; Literature review; Research questions; Research design and methodology; Findings; Conclusions and recommendations; Notes; References; Chapter 4 - Promoting research in resource-challenged environments: The case of Malawi's Mzuzu University; Theoretical framework; Research incentives; The challenge of finding appropriate incentives; Justifying monetary incentives for academic research; Non-monetary incentives; Conclusion NotesReferences; Chapter 5 - 'The path of the mother is trodden by the daughter': Stepping stones for entry into the middle class in South Africa; Narratives and micro-storia; Theory and conceptual frameworks; Why the middle class matters: historical lessons and future prospects; Coping with patriarchy and apartheid: woman power in historical context; Towards transformation: politics and gender equality; Mothers and empowerment; Social and political preoccupations; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6 - Using solar energy to enhance access to ICTs in Malawi Malawi's national psyche: a commitment to sharing and an enthusiasm to participateElectricity generation and distribution in Malawi; General attitudes to ICTs; The development of a national ICT infrastructure and ICT education initiatives; Solar energy and rural development; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Chapter 7 - Software engineering in low- to middle-income countries; The role of ICT in achieving the SDGs; Continuous software engineering; Challenges for low- to middle-income countries; An agile software development model for low-income countries A recommended skills training programme |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137410203321 |
| Cape Town, South Africa ; ; Bellville, [South Africa] : , : African Minds : , : Southern African-Nordic Centre, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge for a Sustainable World : a southern African-Nordic contribution / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen, Vyvienne R. P. M'kumbuzi
| Knowledge for a Sustainable World : a southern African-Nordic contribution / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen, Vyvienne R. P. M'kumbuzi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | South Africa : , : African Minds, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 338.96807 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Education, Higher - Economic aspects |
| ISBN | 1-928331-06-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557823003321 |
| South Africa : , : African Minds, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge for Justice : Critical Perspectives from Southern African-Nordic Research Partnerships / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen, Henri-Count Evans and Sharon Penderis
| Knowledge for Justice : Critical Perspectives from Southern African-Nordic Research Partnerships / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen, Henri-Count Evans and Sharon Penderis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Disciplina | 347 |
| Soggetto topico |
Neoliberalism - Social aspects
Sustainable development - Research - International cooperation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-928331-64-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen, Henri-Count Evans and Sharon Penderis -- part I. Knowledge and neo-liberalism -- 1. The Sustainable Development Goals, knowledge production and the global struggle over values / Tor Halvorsen -- 2. The Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Addis Agenda : neo-liberalism, unequal development and the rise of a new imperialism / Henri-Count Evans and Rosemary Musvipwa -- 3. Academic freedom and its enemies : lessons from Sweden / Jens Stilhoff Sörensen and Erik J Olsson -- 4. New public management as a mechanism of accumulation by dispossession : the case of a public bulk water provider in South Africa / Carina van Rooyen -- 5. To fit or not to fit, is that the question? Global goals, basic education and theories of knowledge in South Africa and Sweden / Hilde Ibsen, Sharon Penderis and Karin Bengtsson -- 6. Academia in the context of constraint and a performative SDG agenda : a perspective on South Africa / Suriamurthee Maistry and Erlend Eidsvik -- part II. North-south collaboration -- 7. Contributing to the agenda for sustainable development through north-south educational partnerships : an analysis of two Linnaeus-Palme staff-student exchanges between Sweden and South Africa / Kate Rowntree and Roddy Fox -- 8. Preparing to build researchers' capacity in development and community mobilisation : towards sustainable north-south collaborations / Thembinkosi E Mabila and Rachel J Singh -- 9. North-south research collaboration and the Sustainable Development Goals : challenges and opportunities for academics / Stephen Mago -- 10. Education for employability : a response to industry demands / Robert L Martin, Regina Krause, Martha T Namutuwa, Evgenia Mahler and Hartmut Domröse -- part III. Case studies -- 11. Contextual factors affecting the attainment of life satisfaction among elderly people in Zambia's North-Western Province / Mubiana K Sitali-Ngoma and Emmy H Mbozi -- 12. Home-school relations and the role of indigenous knowledge in early literacy learning : a case study from a rural school in Zambia / Anne Marit Vesteraas Danbolt, Dennis Banda, Jorgen Klein and Geoffrey Tambulukani -- 13. Relocation of the homestead : A customary practice in the communal areas of north-central Namibia / Antti Erkkilä and Nelago Indongo. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910245736203321 |
| Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North-South knowledge networks : towards equitable collaboration between academics, donors and universities / / edited by Tor Halvorsen and Jorun Nossum
| North-South knowledge networks : towards equitable collaboration between academics, donors and universities / / edited by Tor Halvorsen and Jorun Nossum |
| Autore | Jorun Nossum |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | African Minds, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 909.093 |
| Soggetto topico |
North and south
Education and globalization Education, Higher |
| Soggetto non controllato |
universities
Africa networks knowledge |
| ISBN |
1-928331-32-7
1-928331-31-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. The role and impact of funding agencies on higher education and research for development / G̈oran Hyd́en -- 2. ‘The first philosophers were astronomers' : curiosity and innovation in higher education policy / John Higgins -- 3. Research training, international collaboration, and the agencies of Ugandan scientists in Uganda / Eren Zink -- 4. The status of research at three Ugandan universities / A.B.K Kasozi -- 5. Undoing the effects of neoliberal reform : the experience of Uganda's Makerere Institute of Social Research / Mahmood Mamdani -- 6. South-North collaboration and service enhancements at Makerere and Bergen University libraries / Maria G.N. Musoke and Ane Landøy -- 7. North-South research collaborations and their impact on capacity building : a southern perspective / Johnson Muchunguzi Ishengoma -- 8. Death on campus : is academic freedom possible for students and academics at the University of Malawi? / Joe Mlenga -- 9. The crisis of higher education in Sudan with special reference to the University of Khartoum, 1956-2014 / Fadwa Taha and Anders Bjørkelo -- 10. Knowledge generation through joint research : what can North and South learn from each other? / Ishtiaq Jamil and Sk Tawfique M Haque -- 11. Into the great wide open : trends and tendencies in university collaboration for development / Jorun Nossum -- 12. International co-operation and the democratisation of knowledge / Tor Halvorsen. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910166054703321 |
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| African Minds, 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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