Flagship Universities in Africa
Editors: Teferra, Damtew (Ed.)
- Develops first comprehensive study to explore flagship universities in Africa
- Draws on a range of country specific case studies including Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia
- Explores the impact and role of flagship universities in relation African higher education more broadly
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- About this book
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This book advances an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of flagship universities in Africa – the largest, most selective, and most prestigious universities on the continent. The book draws on a range of country-specific case-studies, including Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia, to explore a range of issues associated with flagship universities and their role in higher education in Africa. . Newly-established institutions in new nation states, and states emerging from conflict, often rely on these flagship universities to train their academics, and build their intelligentsia; flagship universities are thus capacity-builders and trend-setters in their respective countries and sub-regions. This volume brings together a range of scholars to celebrate the impact, influence and contributions of African universities, not only within Africa, but across the globe The book will be of great significance to students and researchers in the field of education, particularly those with an interest in sociology and politics of higher education.
- About the authors
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Damtew Teferra is Professor of Higher Education, Founding Director of the International Network for Higher Education in Africa, and Leader of Higher Education Training and Development at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Flagship Universities in Africa
- Editors
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- Damtew Teferra
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-49403-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-49403-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-49402-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XX, 535
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 50 illustrations in colour
- Topics