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The Dynamics of Changing Higher Education in the Global South

Today, there are generally universities in Africa rather than 'African universities'. The legitimacy of the university in Africa is under serious questions now because of its complicity in racism, patriarchy, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, genocide, epistemicide, linguicide, culturecide,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mpofu, Busani
Otros Autores: Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Today, there are generally universities in Africa rather than 'African universities'. The legitimacy of the university in Africa is under serious questions now because of its complicity in racism, patriarchy, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, genocide, epistemicide, linguicide, culturecide, and alienation. In other words, the university in Africa as we know it today is elitist and exclusionary. Therefore, rethinking the idea of the university is fundamental to overcoming its current deficiencies in the Global South. This volume, bringing together a number of national case studies and macro-anal.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (279 p.)
ISBN:1527555534
9781527555532