Youth and Higher Education in Africa. The Cases of Cameroon, South Africa, Eritrea and Zimbabwe : The Cases of Cameroon, South Africa, Eritrea and Zimbabwe /

"Student activism in Africa, at least since the early 1990s, has been preoccupied with popular struggles for democracy in both their respective countries and institutions of higher learning. The changing socio-economic and political conditions in many African countries, characterized by the dec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Codesria
Otros Autores: Chimanikire, Donald P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dakar : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Youth.
Student movements.
Social sciences.
Education.
EDUCATION > History.
EDUCATION > Comparative.
social sciences.
Sciences sociales.
Mouvements etudiants > Afrique > Études de cas.
Jeunesse > Afrique.
Éducation > Afrique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Student movements > Africa > Case studies.
Youth > Africa.
Education > Africa > History > 20th century.
Africa.
History.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Student activism in Africa, at least since the early 1990s, has been preoccupied with popular struggles for democracy in both their respective countries and institutions of higher learning. The changing socio-economic and political conditions in many African countries, characterized by the decline in economic growth and the introduction of multi-party politics, among several other factors, have had different impact on students and student political organizations in African universities. This book recounts the responses of students to these changes in their attempt to negotiate better living and studying conditions. The four case studies contained in the book - Cameroon, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eritrea - clearly reveal the very important aspects of the situation in which African students find themselves in many countries, and underscores the need to understand the character and development of higher education on the continent. Ministries of Higher Education, Vice Chancellors, Deans of Students, Student Unions and parents will find this book very useful in terms of understanding the tensions that often arise at institutions of higher learning and why solutions seem to be elusive"--African Books Collective website.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (148 pages).
ISBN:9782869784253

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