This book explores the influence of neoliberal globalisation on African higher education, considering the impact of the politics of neoliberal ideology on the nature and sources of knowledge in African universities.

Written by African scholars, the book engages with debates around the commodification of knowledge, socially just knowledge, knowledge transformation, collaboration, and partnerships, and indigenous knowledge systems. It challenges the neoliberal approach to knowledge production and dissemination in African universities and contributes to debates around decolonising knowledge production in Africa. The chapters draw on experiences from universities in different sub-Saharan countries to show how the manifestation of neo-colonialism through the pursuit of the hegemonic neoliberal philosophy is impacting on decolonising university knowledge in Africa.

Providing a unique critique of the impact of neoliberal higher education in Africa, the book will be essential reading for researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students in the field of Sociology of Education, decolonising education, Inclusive Education, and Education Policy.

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Yes, you can access Decolonising African University Knowledges, Volume 2 by Amasa P. Ndofirepi, Felix Maringe, Simon Vurayai, Gloria Erima in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Higher Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2022

ISBN

9781000764185

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Higher Education

Cover Page
Half Title page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
1 Questioning the Neoliberal Agenda: What is to Know in the African University?
2 Can/Should African Universities be World-Class?: A Critical Purview
3 The African University in the Neoliberal Era: In Pursuit of Socially-Just Knowledges in the 21st Century
4 Authoritarian Neoliberalism, Kleptocracy and the Complicity of the African Academe
5 Commodification of Knowledge in the African University: Prospects for Market-Led Higher Education
6 Reclaiming the Identity of an African University in the Context of Globalisation: Prospects and Entrenched Challenges
7 Utilisation of Indigenous Knowledge in the Teaching and Learning of Disaster Management in Zimbabwean Universities
8 Students’ Transition from Extended to Mainstream Programmes at a South African University
9 Scholarly Publications and the Peer-Review Process: Focusing on Decoloniality
10 The Hegemonic Neoliberal Knowledges in the African University: Which Way Now and Then?
Afterword
Index