Adult, Higher and Vocational Education
Adult, Higher and Vocational Education
This book takes an informed and critical look at issues and trends in global higher education over the past twenty five years with an in-depth and often personal account of how these links were managed and led. Ten experts representing a variety of disciplines from areas such as conserving the natural environment, the promotion of human… Read more
The article illustrates how the South Africa–Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD), a doctoral research preparation programme for candidates on the African continent, evolved from an aid programme to an exemplary model of innovation, namely SANTRUST, an ownership-driven partnership within the framework of internationalization. This model of innovation includes a programme with a… Read more
The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (Partnership) was a ten-year funder collaborative that sought to strengthen higher education in Africa. The Partnership focused its support on universities in nine countries: Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In ten years, the Partnership specifically, Increased spotlight on the importance of higher education in… Read more
This study highlights factors that influence the sustainability of international co-operation programmes in higher education, specifically of those programmes that deal with inter-institutional collaborations. In the first chapter of this book, the factors that influence the chances for sustainability of programme and project results are discussed and analysed based on the experiences of various international co-operative programmes…. Read more
This report presents the findings of a scoping study on university-industry linkages in Africa to determine what interface structures, policies, positions, incentives, and funding avenues are currently in place (or lacking) and what services or interventions African institutions themselves gauge to be most important for strengthening their efforts. This study was conducted by the Association… Read more
This study examines the relationships between industry and universities in Africa, in the context of pressure on higher education institutions for more relevance to economic and social needs. The analysis draws on in-depth qualitative data obtained through 32 elite interviews with key informants from higher education, business, government, and international aid agencies, across 13 linguistically… Read more
This Guide aims to bridge the lack of knowledge and data about the scope, nature and depth of UK-Africa partnerships in Higher and Further Education. It reflects discussions with individuals involved in such partnerships and their valuable insights; the findings from a survey conducted in 2008; reviews of the literature on partnerships in education; and desk research…. Read more
The rapid quantitative growth of higher education in Ethiopia has triggered considerable concern for quality. This paper analyses why expanding the higher education subsector took precedence over quality against the backdrop of the current Ethiopian political discourse. The article argues that the growing public demand due to globalization and the changed local realities, the ideology… Read more
Rwanda’s national development strategy relies heavily on expanding access to higher education, largely due to an assumption that a university education encourages the ability to think critically about problems and to use evidence when making decisions. This study empirically investigated this assumption by administering a performance-task-based test of critical thinking, adapted for use in Rwanda,… Read more
The purpose of this article is to discuss some financial aspects of the future development of higher education in Africa entering the 21st century. Two main aspects can be distinguished: first, problems that concern the economy as a whole, the macroeconomic problems; second, questions that apply to the individual institutions of higher education. The former… Read more
The paper provides a comprehensive review of the major obstacles that hinder the participation of girls and women in higher education in Kenya. This is on the basis that their low participation in this level of education is a key constraint to the development of the country. While it is reckoned that girls’ and women’s… Read more