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Auteur(s) : Munene, Ishmael Irungu
Titre(s) : Multicampus university systems [Texte imprimé] : Africa and the Kenyan experience / Ishmael I. Munene
Publication : New York : Routledge, 2015
Description matérielle : xxiv, 160 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge research in international and comparative education ; 9
Lien à la collection : Routledge research in international and comparative education
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"In the face of increasing social demand and cutbacks in state budgetary support,
universities in African countries are now turning towards a multi-campus system strategy.
As African governments have adopted neo-liberal education policies that lay premium
on entrepreneurialism, profit making, privatization, and markets as drivers of university
development, a reshaping of the academic work and organizational framework have taken
place. However, little is known about the impact of this paradigm shift on access,
quality and governance in higher education. This book fills the void in research and
academic knowledge about the emerging university configurations in Africa. It analyzes
the paradox surrounding the performance of multi-campus university systems, avenues
of broadening university access but whose structural success may be qualitatively
contested. This book offers a refreshing examination of the African multi-campus university
system from both an African and global perspective. It makes use of empirical data
from Kenya collected during extensive fieldwork along with substantive library and
documentary resources on the rest of the continents to fortify arguments and demonstrate
important conclusions. This allows for a comparative analysis of policies and strategies
used in the establishment of campuses, both within and beyond national boundaries
in the continent, and will be a welcome contribution to the existing repertoire on
African universities. "
Sujet(s) : Universités -- Afrique
Enseignement supérieur -- Politique publique -- Afrique
Universités -- Afrique
Enseignement supérieur -- Politique publique -- Afrique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780415825146 (hardback). - ISBN 0415825148 (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43887286q
Notice n° :
FRBNF43887286
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