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The University in Africa and democratic citizenship : hothouse or training ground? : report on student surveys conducted at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania /

Whether and how higher education in Africa contributes to democratisation beyond producing the professionals that are necessary for developing and sustaining a modern political system, remains an unresolved question. This report, then, represents an attempt to address the question of whether there a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Luescher, Thierry M.
Otros Autores: Kiiru, Sam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wynberg [South Africa] : Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), 2011.
Colección:Higher education & society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Whether and how higher education in Africa contributes to democratisation beyond producing the professionals that are necessary for developing and sustaining a modern political system, remains an unresolved question. This report, then, represents an attempt to address the question of whether there are university specific mechanisms or pathways by which higher education contributes to the development of democratic attitudes and behaviours among students, and how these mechanisms operate and relate to politics both on and off campus. The research contained in this report shows that the potential.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 118 pages) : color illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781920355685
1920355685
9781920355708
1920355707