Knowledge production and contradictory functions in African higher education

The dominant global discourse in higher education now focuses on 'world-class' universities - inevitably located predominantly in North America, Europe and, increasingly, East Asia. The rest of the world, including Africa, is left to play 'catch-up'. But that discourse should foc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cloete, Nico (-), Maassen, Peter A. M., Bailey, Tracy
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town, South Africa : African Minds 2015.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
African Minds Higher Education Dynamics Series ; Volume 1.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The dominant global discourse in higher education now focuses on 'world-class' universities - inevitably located predominantly in North America, Europe and, increasingly, East Asia. The rest of the world, including Africa, is left to play 'catch-up'. But that discourse should focus rather on the tensions, even contradictions, between 'excellence' and 'engagement' with which all universities must grapple. Here the African experience has much to offer the high-participation and generously resourced systems of the so-called 'developed' world. This book offers a critical review of that experience, and so makes a major contribution to our understanding of higher education.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas.
ISBN:9781336218888
9781920677862