| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education |
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Routledge research in international and comparative education.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 From the Ecclesiastical to the Multiversity: The Historical Evolution of the African University; 2 Mapping the Center and the Periphery: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodology; 3 Governance: The New Centralism versus Decentralization; 4 Finance: Revenue Diversification and Control; 5 Quality: The Subordination of Scholarship; 6 Equity and Access: The Privatized Campus and Unequal Opportunities; 7 Concluding Thoughts: Reframing the Multicampus University |
| Summary |
In the face of increasing social demand and cutbacks in state budgetary support, universities in African countries are now turning towards a multicampus system strategy. As African governments have adopted neoliberal education policies that place premium on entrepreneurialism, profit making, privatization, and markets as drivers of university development, a reshaping of the academic work and organizational framework have taken place. However, little is known about the impact of this paradigm shift on access, quality and governance in higher education. This book fills the void in research and academic knowledge about the impact of the emerging university configurations in Africa. It analyzes the paradox surrounding the performance of multicampus university systems as avenues of broadening university access but whose structural success may be qualitatively contested |
| Bibliography |
References; Index |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- Africa
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Higher education and state -- Africa
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Universities and colleges -- Kenya
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Higher education and state -- Kenya
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Higher education and state
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Universities and colleges
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Africa
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Kenya
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135949464 |
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1135949468 |
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