Human Development and the University in Sub-Saharan Africa - Insights from Tanzania

This book utilises a human development and capability approach to examine the role of higher education in the context of Tanzania. The author considers decolonisation debates as they relate to African concerns in order to make a case for systems design and implementation implications for decolonising higher education institutions. The book will be of interest to students, scholars and policymakers in the field of higher education.

List of contents

1. Higher education and development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A general overview.- 2. Contextualising the role of higher education in Tanzania.- 3. Human development and the capability approach: A conceptual framework.- 4. Towards the human development and public good university: Students' perspective.- 5. Towards the human development and public good university: Graduates' perspective.- 6. Towards a human development and public good university in Tanzania

About the author

¿Bertha Kibona is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the SARCHI Chair in Higher Education and Human Development (HEHD) Research Programme at the University of the Free State, South Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Bertha Kibona
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2024
• EAN: 9783031383687
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3138368-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 11 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 281 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 198 p. 7 illus.
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education