The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship : Hothouse or Training Ground? / / Thierry M. Luescher-Mamashela, with Sam Kiiru ... [et al.].
Whether and how higher education in Africa contributes to democratisation beyond producing the professionals that are necessary for developing and sustaining a modern political system, remains an unresolved question. This report, then, represents an attempt to address the question of whether there a...
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Place / Publishing House: | Oxford, UK : : Outside Africa, African Books Collective [distributor],, 2011 ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Higher education and democracy.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Summary: | Whether and how higher education in Africa contributes to democratisation beyond producing the professionals that are necessary for developing and sustaining a modern political system, remains an unresolved question. This report, then, represents an attempt to address the question of whether there are university specific mechanisms or pathways by which higher education contributes to the development of democratic attitudes and behaviours among students, and how these mechanisms operate and relate to politics both on and off campus. The research contained in this report shows that the potential |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p.113-117). |
ISBN: | 1283214180 9786613214188 1920355693 1920355707 1920355685 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Thierry M. Luescher-Mamashela, with Sam Kiiru ... [et al.]. |