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Knowledge and change in African universities. Volume 1, Current debates /
This book calls for African universities to relocate from the position of object to subject in order to gain a form of liberated epistemological voice more responsive to the social and economic complexities of the continent. In itself, this is a critical exposé of contemporary practices in knowledg...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rotterdam :
Sense Publishers,
[2017]
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| Colección: | African higher education (Sense Publishers) ;
v. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book calls for African universities to relocate from the position of object to subject in order to gain a form of liberated epistemological voice more responsive to the social and economic complexities of the continent. In itself, this is a critical exposé of contemporary practices in knowledge advancement in the continent. How can African universities reinvent knowledge production and dissemination in the face of the dominant Eurocentricism so pervasive and characteristic of academic practice in Africa to enhance their relevance to the contexts in which they operate? While some contributions in this book argue that emancipatory epistemic voice in African universities is not yet born, or it is struggling with little success, many dissenting voices charge that if Africans do not take responsibility and construct knowledge strategies for their own emancipation, who will? |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 219 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes notes and bibliographical references at chapter ends. |
| ISBN: | 9789463008426 946300842X 9463008403 9789463008402 |