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Privatisation and Private Higher Education in Kenya : Implications for Access, Equity and Knowledge Production.

Over the last decade, the privatisation of public universities and the growth in the number of accredited private universities have picked up steadily in Kenya. The growth in the private university sector has been more in the number of institutions than in the volume of students, while in the public...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chege, Fatuma N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: CODESRIA 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations & Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 -- Introduction and Background to the Study -- 2 -- Evolution and Development of Private Higher Education in Kenya -- 3 -- Dynamics of Access and Equity in Kenya's Private Universities and Programmes -- 4 -- Research and Knowledge Production in Private Universities and Programmes in Kenya -- 5 -- Conclusion: Challenges and Prospects for Private Higher Education in Kenya as Regards Equity, Research and Knowledge Production -- References -- Back Cover. 
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