书目名称 | Internationalisation of African Higher Education |
副标题 | Towards Achieving th |
编辑 | Chika Sehoole,Jane Knight |
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概述 | The book is published in time to contribute to the discussion on achieving MDGs by the 2015 deadline..The book is based on empirical research in universities in six African countries..It is one of few |
丛书名称 | Global Perspectives on Higher Education |
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描述 | The role of higher education, especially the international dimension, is given little importance in the discourse on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa.This book aims to change that.The potential of higher education’s contribution to Africa’s development remains unrealized and often misunderstood. In today’s globalised world, which prioritises economic growth through liberalised trade and competitive market strategies, much emphasis has been placed on higher education’s ability to produce graduates to serve the labour market and produce new knowledge for the knowledge economy. While these are important contributions, the book argues that international higher education and new knowledge must go beyond economic purposes and serve the human and social development needs of the continent.It is against this background that the African Network for the Internationalisation of Education (ANIE) undertook research on the international dimension of higher education in Africa and its role in the achievement of the MDGs. Through empirical research, seven case studies address how international and regional higher education programmes and policies in African universities c |
出版日期 | Book 2013 |
关键词 | African universities; MDGs; development; ; research; Internationalization |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-311-9 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-6209-311-9 |
copyright | SensePublishers 2013 |