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Multicampus University Systems: Africa and the Kenyan Experience book cover

1st Edition

Multicampus University Systems Africa and the Kenyan Experience

By Ishmael I. Munene Copyright 2015
184 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In the face of increasing social demand and cutbacks in state budgetary support, universities in African countries are now turning towards a multicampus system strategy. As African governments have adopted neoliberal education policies that place premium on entrepreneurialism, profit making, privatization, and markets as drivers of university development, a reshaping of the academic work and... Read more

1. From the Ecclesiastical to the Multiversity: The Historical Evolution of the African University  2. Mapping the Center and Periphery: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodology  3. Governance: The New Centralism versus Decentralization  4. Finance: Revenue Diversification and Control  5. Quality: The Subordination of Scholarship  6. Equity and Access: The Privatized Campus and Unequal Opportunities  7. Concluding Remarks: Reframing the Multicampus University

Biography

Ishmael I. Munene is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Northern Arizona University, USA, and teaches courses in Comparative Education, Higher Education, and Educational Research. He has edited two volumes on African Higher Education including Africa: An Interdisciplinary Primer in African Studies (2011) and Transforming the Academia: Exploring African Universities in a Comparative Context (2009).

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