Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education

This volume brings together excellent scholarship and innovative policy discussion to demonstrate the essential role of higher education in the development of Africa and of the world at large. Based on deep knowledge of the university system in several African countries, this book will reshape the d...

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Main Author: Nico Cloete (auth)
Other Authors: Peter Maassen (auth), Tracy Bailey (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: African Minds 2015
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