Sustainable Transformation in African Higher Education: Research, Governance, Gender, Funding, Teaching and Learning
Sustainable Transformation in African Higher Education: Research, Governance, Gender, Funding, Teaching and Learning in the African University by Felix Maringe
English | 2017 | ISBN: 9463009000, 9463009019, 9789463009003, 9789463009010 | 260 Pages | PDF | 11.07 MB
English | 2017 | ISBN: 9463009000, 9463009019, 9789463009003, 9789463009010 | 260 Pages | PDF | 11.07 MB
<p>The book is a must read for policy makers, academics, university administrators and post graduate research students in the broad field of education and in higher education studies in particular. The book brings together a wealth of information regarding the imperatives of transformation in Africa’s higher education systems. Not only do some of the chapters provide critical discussion about the conceptualisation of transformation, the majority of the chapters reflect on empirical evidence for transformation in diverse fields of mathematics, science, gender, the training of doctoral students and the governance and management of universities. This central theme of sustainable change and reform runs across the chapters of the book.</p><p>For students, the book provides exemplars of practical research in higher education. For scholars in higher education and policy makers, specific issues for reform are identified and discussed.</p>