Higher education in development: lessons from sub-Saharan Africa
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 286 S. |
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Higher Education
in Development
Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa
Kate Ashcroft
Philip Rayner
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INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING, INC
Charlotte, NC • www infoagepub com
Contents
List of Acronyms xi
1 Introduction 1
The Reflective Approach 5
The Process of Critical Enquiry 10
Ethical Issues 13
How Readers Might Use the Book 15
Key Themes Within the Book 17
Content of the Book 21
Notes 23
2 The Context for Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa 25
Massification 27
Globalization 31
Sustainability 36
The Purposes of Higher Education 37
Stakeholders 40
Private Higher Education Institutions 42
Brain Drain 44
HIV/AIDS 45
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 46
Conclusion 48
Notes 49
3 Managing Expansion 51
Higher Education and Economic and Social Development 52
v
vi • Contents
Expansion, Autonomy, and Accountability 58
Quality and Expansion , 60
Graduate Unemployment and Underemployment 61
Managing the Change 63
Sharing the Financial Burden of Expansion 65
Staffing Issues 67
Higher Education Post-Financial Crisis 68
Conclusion 70
Notes 70
4 Structures and Systems 73
Diversification 75
Collaboration and Linkages 83
Institutional Collaboration 83
Structures for International Collaboration 85
Structures to Support and Monitor Performance 89
Structuring Higher Education Qualifications and Learning 91
Accreditation of Learning 94
Open and Distance Learning 95
Conclusion 95
Notes 96
5 Leadership and Governance 99
The Role of National Governance 100
The Role of Management 105
The Links Between University Management and National
Government 106
The Role of University Boards 106
Promoting Sustainability Through an Enabling Culture 109
Strategic Planning 113
System Support Units 116
Conclusion 117
Notes 118
6 Higher Education Management 119
The Role of Governance and the Executive 120
The Manager as Leader 123
Contents • vii
The Manager as a Reflective Practitioner 126
Management and Leadership Challenges in Sub-Saharan
Higher Education 127
Policy and Planning as Management Issues in Development 130
Herding Cats: Managing People in Sub-Saharan African
Higher Education 132
Management and Gender 134
Ethical Issues 135
Conclusion 138
Notes 139
7 Quality and Standards 141
Quality Assurance and Control 143
Standards 148
The Link Between Quality, Quality Assurance, and Standards 149
Approaches to Quality Issues 150
Processes to Ensure Minimum, Standards 150
Processes to Measure Volume 151
Processes to Rank Excellence 152
Processes to Foster Improvement 152
The Legacy and Dilemmas of Quality Assurance
in Sub-Saharan Africa 153
Relevance as a Quality Concept 159
Conclusion 161
Notes 162
8 Developing a Curriculum 165
The Discipline Mix Within Universities 167
Diversity in the Curriculum 169
National Considerations in the Curriculum Mix 170
Ethical Issues in the Curriculum 172
Access to the Curriculum 175
The Organizational Framework for Curriculum Development 180
The Organization of Curriculum Elements 181
Formalization of the Curriculum Development Process 183
The Relationship Between t he Curriculum and the Economy 185
viii • Contents
Conclusion 188
Notes 189
9 Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience 191
Pedagogy and the Student Experience 193
Pedagogy and New Forms of Learning 194
Obstacles to Pedagogic Improvement 198
Supporting Women Students 200
Supporting Diversity 205
Student Services 206
Student Unions and Representation 207
HIV/AIDS 208
Conclusion 210
Notes 211
10 Research and Community Service 213
The Place of Research and Community Service in the
University 215
Divisions Between a Higher Education Teaching Institution
and a Research University 216
The Influence of Ideas from More-Developed Countries
on Sub-Saharan African Universities 217
Purposes of Research and Community Service
in Sub-Saharan Universities 220
Problems with Respect to Research and Community Service 221
Ethical Issues 224
The Relationship Between the Research Purpose and
Methodology 226
The Role of Supportive Management and Infrastructure 227
Human Capacity Building 228
Models for Research to Inform Development 232
The Funding of Research and Community Service 233
Conclusion 237
Notes 239
11 Administrative Support Structures 241
Support for Students 242
Contents • ix
A New Paradigm? 247
Managing Budgets and Procurement 249
The Process of Change 252
TheUseoflCT 255
ICT as Support for Managers 257
Management Information Systems (MIS) 258
E-Learning 259
Conclusion 260
Notes 261
12 Conclusions 263
Dilemmas: More is Less? 265
Dilemmas: Globalism and National Needs 266
Dilemmas: The Cultural Context 268
Dilemmas: The Political Context 270
Arab Spring 271
Finally 271
Notes 272
Resources 273 |
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