| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Suny series in global issues in higher education |
| Contents |
The critical role of high quality higher education for national development -- Prelude to planning in higher education -- Leading change in Pakistan higher education -- Afghan higher education : change in a war environment -- Bringing national higher education transformation to South Africa -- Three cases of institutional transformation in South African strategic planning; The University of Fort Hare, The University of the North, and Peninsula Technikon -- Challenges for higher education change in Sierra Leone -- Fostering higher education change in Uganda -- Madagascar : higher education change thwarted -- Ghana : building transformation at the University for Development Studies -- The University of Malawi : coalition and team building for effective change -- Strategic planning challenges at Kabul Polytechnic University -- Implications for leadership and leading transformational change in developing and underdeveloped countries -- The nature of transformational change in higher education in underdeveloped and developing countries -- Conclusions : what does this suggest for higher education change in underdeveloped and developing countries in the future? |
| Summary |
"Drawing on over fifty years of on-the-ground experience, Fred M. Hayward's Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa analyzes change processes in higher education in eight Asian and African countries. The twelve cases range from the push to upgrade and transform higher education in Afghanistan in the midst of a war to the successful struggle against apartheid in South African institutions as well as thwarted efforts in Sierra Leone and Madagascar. Providing both practical lessons learned and hope for communities globally, Hayward demonstrates that higher education change and even transformation, which is more fundamental and structural, can occur even in the most difficult environments. Successful transformation requires well-crafted strategic and budget plans with careful implementation, monitoring, and effective leadership at multiple levels. Yet also critical are a commitment to human development, a desire for freedom and belief in democracy, and recognition that high-quality higher education is essential to national development"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Asia -- Planning -- Case studies
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Education, Higher -- Africa -- Planning -- Case studies
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Universities and colleges -- Asia -- Administration -- Case studies
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Universities and colleges -- Africa -- Administration -- Case studies
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Educational change -- Asia -- Case studies
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Educational change -- Africa -- Case studies
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Education, Higher -- Planning
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Educational change
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Universities and colleges -- Administration
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Africa
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Asia
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781438478470 |
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143847847X |
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