Multicampus University Systems: Africa and the Kenyan Experience

ISBN-13: 9780415825146 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 184 str.

Ishmael Munene

Opis

This title fills the void in research and academic knowledge about the emerging university configurations in Africa. It analyses the paradox surrounding the performance of multi-campus university systems, avenues of broadening university access but whose structural success may be qualitatively contested.

Spis treści

1. From the Ecclesiastical to the Multiversity: The Historical Evolution of the African University  2. Mapping the Center and Periphery: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodology  3. Governance: The New Centralism versus Decentralization  4. Finance: Revenue Diversification and Control  5. Quality: The Subordination of Scholarship  6. Equity and Access: The Privatized Campus and Unequal Opportunities  7. Concluding Remarks: Reframing the Multicampus University

O autorze

Ishmael I. Munene is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Northern Arizona University, USA, and teaches courses in Comparative Education, Higher Education, and Educational Research. He has edited two volumes on African Higher Education including Africa: An Interdisciplinary Primer in African Studies (2011) and Transforming the Academia: Exploring African Universities in a Comparative Context (2009).