Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education.

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.

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.

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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