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_aLC67.68.A35 _bU65 2011 |
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_aUniversities and Economic Development in Africa _bPact, academic core and coordination / _cNico Cloete ... [et al.]. |
| 264 | 1 | _bCentre for Higher Education and Transformation, | |
| 264 | 3 | _bProject MUSE, | |
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_a1 online resource (1 online resource xii, 188 p.) : _bill |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references. | ||
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_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star |
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| 520 | _a"Universities and economic development in Africa presents the synthesisesand key findings of eight African countries and universities. The analysis and discussions presented in the book draw the following three main conclusions: 1. There is a lack of clarity and agreement (pact) about a development model and the role of higher education in development, at both national and institutional levels. There is, however, an increasing awareness, particularly at government level, of the importance of universities in the global context of the knowledge economy. 2. Research production at the eight African universities is not strong enough to enable them to build on their traditional undergraduate teaching roles and make a sustained contribution to development via new knowledge production. A number of universities have manageable student-staff ratios and adequately qualifi ed staff, but inadequate funds for staff to engage in research. In addition, the incentive regimes do not support knowledge production. 3. In none of the countries in the sample is there a coordinated effort between government, external stakeholders and the university to systematically strengthen the contribution that the university can make to development. While at each of the universities there are exemplary development projects that connect strongly to external stakeholders and strengthen the academic core, the challenge is how to increase the number of these projects. The project on which this report is based forms part of a larger study on Higher Education and Economic Development in Africa, undertaken by the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA). HERANA is coordinated by the Centre for Higher Education Transformation in South Africa"--Back cover. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on print version record. | ||
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_aEducational planning _zAfrica. |
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_aEconomic development projects _zAfrica _xPlanning. |
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_aEducation, Higher _xEconomic aspects _zAfrica _vCase studies. |
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_aEconomic development _xEffect of education on _zAfrica _vCase studies. |
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_aElectronic books. _2local |
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_aElectronic books. _2local |
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| 700 | 1 | _aCloete, Nico. | |
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_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/18143/ |
| 945 | _aProject MUSE - 2011 African Studies | ||
| 945 | _aProject MUSE - 2011 Higher Education Supplement | ||
| 945 | _aProject MUSE - 2011 Complete Supplement | ||
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