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050 4 LC67.68.A35|bU65 2011
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245 00 Universities and Economic Development in Africa|bPact,
academic core and coordination /|cNico Cloete ... [and
others].
264 1 Wynberg [South Africa] :|bCentre for Higher Education and
Transformation,|c2011.
264 3 Baltimore, Md. :|bProject MUSE, |c2013.
264 4 |c©2011
300 1 online resource (1 online resource xii, 188 pages) :
|billustrations
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
347 text file|2rdaft
504 Includes bibliographical references.
506 0 Open Access|fUnrestricted online access|2star
520 "Universities and economic development in Africa presents
the synthesisesand key findings of eight African countries
and universities. The analysis and discussions presented
in the book draw the following three main conclusions: 1.
There is a lack of clarity and agreement (pact) about a
development model and the role of higher education in
development, at both national and institutional levels.
There is, however, an increasing awareness, particularly
at government level, of the importance of universities in
the global context of the knowledge economy. 2. Research
production at the eight African universities is not strong
enough to enable them to build on their traditional
undergraduate teaching roles and make a sustained
contribution to development via new knowledge production.
A number of universities have manageable student-staff
ratios and adequately qualifi ed staff, but inadequate
funds for staff to engage in research. In addition, the
incentive regimes do not support knowledge production. 3.
In none of the countries in the sample is there a
coordinated effort between government, external
stakeholders and the university to systematically
strengthen the contribution that the university can make
to development. While at each of the universities there
are exemplary development projects that connect strongly
to external stakeholders and strengthen the academic core,
the challenge is how to increase the number of these
projects. The project on which this report is based forms
part of a larger study on Higher Education and Economic
Development in Africa, undertaken by the Higher Education
Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA). HERANA
is coordinated by the Centre for Higher Education
Transformation in South Africa"--Back cover.
588 Description based on print version record.
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