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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (138 p.)
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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
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.].