Student Power in Africa's Higher Education: A Case of Makerere University

by Byaruhanga; Frederick K.

• ISBN13: 9780415977463
• ISBN10: 0415977460
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book, the first of its kind to treat Uganda, provides a historical analysis of the role of student voice in the development of Uganda's higher education. It not only chronicles incidents of student protests, but also explores and analyses their trigger points, the underlying issues as well as the strategies employed by the university, the government, and the students to manage or resolve those crises. In addition, the book highlights the role played by national politics in shaping student political consciousness, in particular their involvement in protests, riots and demonstrations. The book, therefore, limits its scope to the unfolding and impact of student crisis on the process of higher education. Byaruhanga recommends that colleges and universities need to increase communication with students, as well as promote student involvement in decision and policy making, among other things, in order to forestall future conflicts. Most distinctively, the book aims to address the current paucity ofresearch on student activism in Uganda's higher education, and highlights the critical need for research on higher education in Africa as a field of study. The book also may serve as a base for cross-national comparative analysis.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	ix
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	xi
Foreword	xv
Preface	xvii
Acknowledgments	xxi
Chapter One Uganda: An Historiographic Summary	1	(14)
Chapter Two Education in Uganda: An Overview	15	(16)
Chapter Three Student Activism and Higher Education	31	(10)
Chapter Four Student Activism at Makerere—The 1950's Generation	41	(10)
Chapter Five The 1960's Generation	51	(10)
Chapter Six The 1970's Generation	61	(14)
Chapter Seven The 1980's Generation	75	(20)
Chapter Eight The 1990's Generation	95	(18)
Chapter Nine The 2000's Generation	113	(26)
Chapter Ten A Summing Up	139	(18)
Chapter Eleven Conclusions and Implications for Research and Policy	157	(6)
Appendix	163	(4)
Notes	167	(2)
Bibliography	169	(6)
Index	175