Internationalisation of African higher education : towards achieving the MDGs /

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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sehoole, Molatlhegi Trevor Chika, Knight, Jane (Educator)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rotterdam : Sense, ©2013.
Colección:Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 26.
Temas:
Education, Higher > Africa.
Education and globalization > Africa.
Sex discrimination in higher education > Africa.
Women > Education (Higher) > Africa.
HIV-positive persons > Education (Higher) > Africa.
Enseignement supérieur > Afrique.
Éducation et mondialisation > Afrique.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'enseignement supérieur > Afrique.
Femmes > Enseignement supérieur > Afrique.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Droit.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Education and globalization
Education, Higher
Sex discrimination in higher education
Women > Education (Higher)
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 can address MDG priorities of promoting gender equality and women's empowerment, combating HIV/AIDS and establishing global partnerships for development through academic mobility, joint research initiatives, curriculum innovation and policy development.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 202 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789462093119
9462093113

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