African Higher Education : An International Reference Handbook

by Teferra, Damtew

• ISBN13: 9780253341860
• ISBN10: 0253341868
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Since their founding, African colleges and universities have faced numerous challenges. While most are legacies of colonialism, these institutions are affected by particular conditions and realities in their home countries. This book is the first comprehensive survey of all aspects and dimensions of higher education in Africa today. It includes a historical overview of higher educational resources in Africa; descriptions of the size, scope, and nature of higher education in each African nation; and analyses of current and timely topics, such as the state of private higher education in Africa, the financing and economics of higher education, gender issues, distance education, information and communication technologies, and university/state relations. The work concludes with an extensive bibliography of Ph.D. dissertations and other resources on the subject. Relevant for policymakers, development agencies, and university researchers, teachers, and administrators worldwide, African Higher Education is an important and basic reference.

Author Biography

Damtew Teferra is a research associate at the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.

Philip G. Altbach is J. Donald Monan, SJ Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Themes
Trends and Perspectives in African Higher Education	p. 3
The Development of Higher Education in Africa: A Historical Survey	p. 15
University Governance and University-State Relations	p. 32
Financing and Economics of Higher Education in Africa	p. 44
Private Higher Education in Africa: Six Country Case Studies	p. 53
Foreign Aid Financing of Higher Education in Africa	p. 61
Massification and Future Trends in African Higher Education	p. 73
Women in Universities and University-Educated Women: The Current Situation in Africa	p. 82
Tertiary Distance Education and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 93
The Language Predicament in African Universities	p. 111
Student Activism in African Higher Education	p. 117
Scientific Communication and Research in African Universities: Challenges and Opportunities in the Twenty-First Century	p. 128
African Higher Education and the World	p. 143
Countries
Algeria	p. 151
Angola	p. 162
Benin	p. 176
Botswana	p. 182
Burkina Faso	p. 195
Burundi	p. 204
Cameroon	p. 215
Cape Verde	p. 224
Central African Republic	p. 229
Chad	p. 237
Comoros, Reunion, and Seychelles: Indian Ocean Islands	p. 248
Congo (Brazzaville)	p. 252
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)	p. 265
Cote d'Ivoire	p. 273
Djibouti	p. 281
Egypt	p. 285
Equatorial Guinea	p. 301
Eritrea	p. 309
Ethiopia	p. 316
Gabon	p. 326
Gambia	p. 330
Ghana	p. 338
Guinea	p. 350
Guinea-Bissau	p. 355
Kenya	p. 359
Lesotho	p. 372
Liberia	p. 381
Libya	p. 391
Madagascar	p. 403
Malawi	p. 414
Mali	p. 423
Mauritania	p. 431
Mauritius	p. 440
Morocco	p. 449
Mozambique	p. 462
Namibia	p. 476
Niger	p. 487
Nigeria	p. 492
Rwanda	p. 500
Sao Tome and Principe	p. 512
Senegal	p. 516
Sierra Leone	p. 527
Somalia and Somaliland	p. 536
South Africa	p. 545
Sudan	p. 563
Swaziland	p. 574
Tanzania	p. 583
Togo	p. 595
Tunisia	p. 601
Uganda	p. 611
Zambia	p. 624
Zimbabwe	p. 636
Higher Education Resources
Bibliography on Higher Education in Africa	p. 651
Doctoral Dissertations on Higher Education in Africa	p. 683
Contributors	p. 695
Index of Themes and Countries	p. 701
Index of Institutions	p. 709
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