2016
DOI: 10.6017/ijahe.v3i1.9637
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From Peril to Promise: Repositioning Higher Education for the Reconstruction of Africa’s Future

Abstract: What efforts and policy commitments need to be made, to ensure that higher education in Africa is central to realizing Africa’s development imperatives? Both in Africa and among the development partner community, academics and policy makers recognize the importance of higher education for Africa’s development. Public and private higher education institutions are expanding, boosting enrollments. In most countries, new buffer bodies have been created to provide governance oversight, guarantee greater institution… Show more

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“…Исследовательские университеты в большинстве стран получают финансовую поддержку в основном из государственных источников [Altbach, 2011;Atuahene, 2011]. Средства, выделяемые национальными советами по вопросам научно-исследовательских учреждений, инвестируются в процессы производства знаний [Oanda, Sall, 2016].…”
Section: методы исследованияunclassified
“…Исследовательские университеты в большинстве стран получают финансовую поддержку в основном из государственных источников [Altbach, 2011;Atuahene, 2011]. Средства, выделяемые национальными советами по вопросам научно-исследовательских учреждений, инвестируются в процессы производства знаний [Oanda, Sall, 2016].…”
Section: методы исследованияunclassified
“…The post-2000 higher education governance reforms in Africa can be nested in van Vught's (1989) topology. Africa has witnessed a shift from direct state control of universities to state supervision of higher education institutions (see Bisaso, 2017;Oanda & Sall, 2016;Sall & Oanda, 2014;Varghese, 2016). Therefore, the role of the state has metamorphosed from direct steering of higher education to providing a framework for effective functioning of the higher education system and ensuring that higher education serves the interests of the public, is equitable, and is responsive to societal needs (Varghese, 2016).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This stance partly explains why higher education was overlooked in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-the 2000 to 2015 global development agenda (Doh, 2012;Teferra, 2020). The little enthusiasm the stakeholders had for higher education resulted in gross underfunding of the sector (World Bank, 2000;Oanda & Sall, 2016;Teferra, 2016) amid escalating demand and triggered an erosion of the quality of higher education.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Development of human capital through academics has become very important as more developed countries advance to knowledge economies [1][2][3][4][5]. It is a group of knowledgebased industries, which focuses on ideas instead of physical capital.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%