From "Crisis" to "Transformation"? Shifting Orthodoxies of African Higher Education Policy and Research

Autor/inn/en	Lebeau, Yann; Mills, David
Titel	From "Crisis" to "Transformation"? Shifting Orthodoxies of African Higher Education Policy and Research
Quelle	In: Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 1 (2008) 1, S.58-88 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1755-2273
DOI	10.3167/175522708783113523
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Research and Development; Models; Educational Finance; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; African Studies; Academic Freedom; Educational Development; Influences; School Business Relationship; Entrepreneurship; Educational Change; Change Strategies; Partnerships in Education; Organizational Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Forschung und Entwicklung; Analogiemodell; Bildungsfonds; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Akademische Freiheit; Bildungsentwicklung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Unternehmungsgeist; Bildungsreform; Lösungsstrategie; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Organisationswandel
Abstract	After years of neglect, there is renewed international interest in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa. Comparative projects have been launched on a continental scale, looking at the socio-economic relevance of higher education, often with the aim of reviving failing institutions. A new "transformation" policy paradigm has replaced a previously dominant rhetoric of "crisis". Promoted by the major funders, this discourse has been adopted by many within African governments and university administrations. We argue that such interventions are possible because of the particular post-colonial historical ties among African, European and American academies. They represent the latest stage of donor involvement in African universities, and are made possible by the outward-looking perspectives of many African scholars. Yet is this latest paradigm shift leading to real changes in research capacity and teaching quality within African institutions? Is it informed by specific institutional needs? We compare research and development projects led by donors with those led by academics themselves. Attempts by international donors to invigorate locally relevant research capacity are limiting the re-emergence of academic autonomy. Academic research "collaborations", especially those led by European and American scholars, fare little better. (Contains 1 table and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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