Negotiating the Fabric of the African University
This book is the first volume of two edited collections that critically assess the historical and contemporary processes that have shaped the formation and transformation of the African university. It provides general perspectives, reflections, and a selection of case studies from different regions...
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| description | This book is the first volume of two edited collections that critically assess the historical and contemporary processes that have shaped the formation and transformation of the African university. It provides general perspectives, reflections, and a selection of case studies from different regions and higher education systems, highlighting the vibrant debates on the social and institutional life of universities in Africa. The chapters assembled here capture the rich experiences, strategies, and analyses of students, lecturers, researchers, and administrators, showcasing the university as a dynamic lived experience. Contributors are: Kasturi Behari-Leak, Eli Bitzer, Destin Feutseu Dassi, David Kaldewey, Patrício V. Langa, Laetus O.K. Lategan, Elisio Macamo, Teboho Moja, Mariah Mosomi, Bakheit Mohammed Nur, Lerato Posholi, Leonie Schoelen and Cecilé Swart. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1587112025-04-26T04:35:23Z Negotiating the Fabric of the African University Kaldewey, David Langa, Patrício Africa African university Algeria Cameroon Decolonial Decolonisation Development Epistemology Eurocentrism Global South Global models Grand narratives Higher education Higher education institutions Higher education management Higher education policy History of universities Indigenous knowledge systems Internationalisation Kenya Knowledge Localism Postcolonial Regionalisation Research South Africa Teaching Third mission Travelling concepts Universalism This book is the first volume of two edited collections that critically assess the historical and contemporary processes that have shaped the formation and transformation of the African university. It provides general perspectives, reflections, and a selection of case studies from different regions and higher education systems, highlighting the vibrant debates on the social and institutional life of universities in Africa. The chapters assembled here capture the rich experiences, strategies, and analyses of students, lecturers, researchers, and administrators, showcasing the university as a dynamic lived experience. Contributors are: Kasturi Behari-Leak, Eli Bitzer, Destin Feutseu Dassi, David Kaldewey, Patrício V. Langa, Laetus O.K. Lategan, Elisio Macamo, Teboho Moja, Mariah Mosomi, Bakheit Mohammed Nur, Lerato Posholi, Leonie Schoelen and Cecilé Swart. 2025-04-23T06:40:09Z 2025-04-23T06:40:09Z 2025-04-22T15:19:03Z 2025 book ONIX_20250422_9789004722705_14 ONIX_20250422_9789004722705_14a 2666-2663 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/101068 9789004722705 9789004722699 9789004722682 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/158711 eng African Higher Education: Developments and Perspectives open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/101068/1/9789004722705_webready_content_text.pdf Brill 10.1163/9789004722705 10.1163/9789004722705 33fecb33-e7c4-4fc8-96b0-7ba2fccafba9 Volkswagen Foundation 67a139a1-dcb6-4ccb-aaad-5dc957ae915d 9789004722705 9789004722699 9789004722682 [...] open access |
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| title | Negotiating the Fabric of the African University |
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| topic | Africa African university Algeria Cameroon Decolonial Decolonisation Development Epistemology Eurocentrism Global South Global models Grand narratives Higher education Higher education institutions Higher education management Higher education policy History of universities Indigenous knowledge systems Internationalisation Kenya Knowledge Localism Postcolonial Regionalisation Research South Africa Teaching Third mission Travelling concepts Universalism |
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