Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education. (Record no. 48683)
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| Classification number | LA1503 .K569 2015 |
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| Classification number | 378.6 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cloete, Nico. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education. |
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| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Oxford : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | African Minds, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2015. |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- CHAPTER 1 - ROLES OF UNIVERSITIES AND THE AFRICAN CONTEXT -- The roles of universities in society -- The African context -- The revitalisation of higher education in Africa -- The HERANA project: Empirical evidence on the African higher education context -- Outline of chapters -- References -- CHAPTER 2 - RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICA: AN EMPIRICAL OVERVIEW OF EIGHT FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES -- The development role of universities in Africa -- The need for research universities in Africa -- Does Africa have research universities? -- The approach in Africa: World- class or flagship universities? -- Research on flagship universities in Africa: The HERANA study -- Results emerging from the HERANA study -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 3 - ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF AFRICAN FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES -- The academic core -- First attempts to link academic core and institutional assessment -- Flagship universities as traditional universities -- Radar graphs as diagnostic tools -- Concluding notes -- References -- Appendix tables -- CHAPTER 4 - RESEARCH OUTPUT AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COOPERATION IN AFRICAN FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES -- Research internationalisation processes -- Research publication output and international visibility -- International cooperation and co- authored research publications -- Citations to publication and international scientific impact -- Comparisons across high- profile fields of science -- Profiling at a glance -- From statistical data to strategic intelligence -- Opportunities and threats -- References -- CHAPTER 5 - SOUTH AFRICA AS A PHD HUB IN AFRICA? -- International debates about doctoral education -- Debates and developments in doctoral education in South Africa. |
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| Formatted contents note | Data on doctoral production in South Africa: 2000-2012 -- South Africa as a PhD hub? -- References -- Appendix tables -- CHAPTER 6 - FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY -- Introduction -- Makerere University: A historical background -- Research focus and analytical framework for the study -- Research design -- Results and discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 7 - ACADEMIC INCENTIVES FOR KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN AFRICA: CASE STUDIES OF MOZAMBIQUE AND KENYA -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives on academic incentives -- Methodology -- Incentives for knowledge production in Mozambique -- Incentives for knowledge production in Kenya -- Concluding observations -- References -- Appendix tables -- CHAPTER 8 - FUNCTIONS OF SCIENCE GRANTING COUNCILS IN SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA -- Background -- Science, technology and innovation systems in sub- Saharan Africa -- Research funding models -- Functions of research funding agencies -- Concluding comments -- References -- Appendix tables -- CHAPTER 9 - THE ROLES OF NATIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS IN AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM GOVERNANCE -- Tertiary/higher education governance and the rise of councils and commissions -- About the study -- Creation and characteristics of the councils/commissions -- Functions and roles in tertiary/higher education governance -- Capacity, data and leverage -- Power dynamics, pacts and coordination -- Concluding comments -- References -- Appendix tables -- CHAPTER 10 - UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT AS INTERCONNECTEDNESS: INDICATORS AND INSIGHTS -- Introduction -- Conceptual framework -- Research design -- Findings and discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 11 - STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND CITIZENSHIP COMPETENCES IN AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES -- The roles of higher education in a democratising society -- About the study. |
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| Formatted contents note | Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 12 - MANAGING CONTRADICTORY FUNCTIONS AND RELATED POLICY ISSUES -- Introduction -- Managing contradictory functions: The universities of Mauritius, Nairobi and Makerere -- Policy issues -- References -- About the Authors -- List of Contributors -- Back cover. |
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| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
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| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Education, Higher-Africa. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Maassen, Peter. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Cloete, Nico |
| Title | Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Oxford : African Minds,c2015 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781920677855 |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1996478">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1996478</a> |
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