Multi-campus university systems: Africa and the Kenyan experience
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis
2014
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| Series: | Routledge research in international and comparative education
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| Item Description: | 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 References; Index 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 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 185 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781135949464 1135949468 |
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