Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781920677879 | |
| Publisher: | African Minds | Publication: | March 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | African Minds | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781920677879 |
| Publisher: | African Minds |
| Publication: | March 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | African Minds |
| Language: | English |
The dominant global discourse in higher education now focuses on �world-class� universities � inevitably located predominantly in North America, Europe and, increasingly, East Asia. The rest of the world, including Africa, is left to play �catch-up�. But that discourse should focus rather on the tensions, even contradictions, between �excellence� and �engagement� with which all universities must grapple. Here the African experience has much to offer the high-participation and generously resourced systems of the so-called �developed� world. This book offers a critical review of that experience, and so makes a major contribution to our understanding of higher education.
The dominant global discourse in higher education now focuses on �world-class� universities � inevitably located predominantly in North America, Europe and, increasingly, East Asia. The rest of the world, including Africa, is left to play �catch-up�. But that discourse should focus rather on the tensions, even contradictions, between �excellence� and �engagement� with which all universities must grapple. Here the African experience has much to offer the high-participation and generously resourced systems of the so-called �developed� world. This book offers a critical review of that experience, and so makes a major contribution to our understanding of higher education.
