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An Overview of African Higher Education and Development

IThe Development of Higher Education in Africa: Prospects and Challenges, 2013-01, Vol.21, p.21-65 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited ;ISSN: 1479-3679 ;ISBN: 9781781906989 ;ISBN: 178190698X ;DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3679(2013)0000021005

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  • Title:
    An Overview of African Higher Education and Development
  • Author: Collins, Christopher S
  • Subjects: Comparative education ; Education ; Global & comparative education
  • Is Part Of: IThe Development of Higher Education in Africa: Prospects and Challenges, 2013-01, Vol.21, p.21-65
  • Description: Abstract The African continent is filled with a textured history, vast resources, and immense opportunity. The landscape of higher education on such a diverse continent is extensive and complex. In this review of the landscape, four primary topics are evaluated. The historical context is the foundational heading, which briefly covers the evolution from colonization to independence and the knowledge economy. The second main heading builds upon the historical context to provide an overview of the numerous components of higher education, including language diversity, institutional type, and access to education. A third section outlines key challenges and opportunities including finance, governance, organizational effectiveness, and the academic core. Each of these challenges and opportunities is interconnected and moves from external influences (e.g., fiscal and political climate) to internal influences (e.g., administrative leadership and faculty roles). The last layer of the landscape focuses on leveraging higher education in Africa for social and economic progress and development. Shaping a higher education system around principles of the public good and generating social benefits is important for including postsecondary institutions in a development strategy.
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1479-3679
    ISBN: 9781781906989
    ISBN: 178190698X
    DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3679(2013)0000021005
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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