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Journal of Higher Education in Africa,
Vol. 5 No. 2-3 (2007): Journal of Higher Education in Africa
Abstract
The growth of private provision of higher education in recent years is a phenom- enon experienced the world over, but especially in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. Some of these regions had very little or no pri- vate higher education before the 1990s. As elsewhere in the world, the private provision of higher education in Africa is largely not new but has had antecedents. Hence, it is appropriate for some countries to refer to the latest wave as a resur- gence rather than as a surge of the sector. Indeed, the private higher education surge happens in the context where the public sector is dominant and state poli- cies do not cater for the private sector. This partly leads to private institutions having to deal with issues of legitimacy. Despite this, their prominence has rekin- dled debates on what is higher education, higher education as a public/private good, and quality, among other issues. This introductory article deals with these issues as a way of providing a background to all the other themes dealt with individually by other papers in this volume. It outlines the purposes and objectives of this special issue and gives a detailed summary of each article contained herein.
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- Ajayi, J.F.A., Goma, L.K.H. & Johnson, G. A., 1996, The African Experience with Higher Education, Ghana, London and Athens: The Association of African Universities, James Currey and Ohio University Press.
- Altbach, P.G., 1999, ‘Private Higher Education: Themes and Variations in Com- parative Perspective’, in P. G. Altbach, ed., Private Prometheus: Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century, Chestnut Hill: Boston Col- lege Centre for International Higher Education and Greenwood Pub. Co.
- Banya, K., 2001, ‘Are Private Universities the Solution to the Higher Education Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?’, Higher Education Policy, 14, 161-174.
- Bernasconi, A., 2003, ‘Organisational Diversity in Chilean Higher Education: Faculty Regimes in Private and Public Universities’, unpublished PhD Disser- tation, Boston University, US.Effah, P., 2006, ‘Private Higher Education in Ghana’ in N.V. Varghese, ed., Growth and Expansion of Private Higher Education in Africa, Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO.
- Geiger, R. L., 1986, ‘Finance and Function: Voluntary Support and Diversity in American Private Higher Education’ in D. C. Levy, ed., Private Education: Studies in Choice and Public Policy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Gonzalez, A., 1999, ‘The Evolution of Private Higher Education in the Philip- pines: Private Domination in a Developing Country’ in P. G. Altbach, ed., Private Prometheus: Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century, Chestnut Hill: Boston College Centre for
- International Higher Education and Greenwood Publishing Co.
- Lazarus, S.L., ed., 2002, ‘IFC and Its Role in Globalisation: Highlights’ from IFC’s Participant Meeting, Washington DC, 6-7 June.
- Levy, D.C., 1986, ‘Higher Education and the State in Latin America: Private Challengesto Public Dominance’, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
- Levy, D.C., 2003, ‘Profits and Practicality: How South Africa Epitomizes the Global Surge in Commercial Private Higher Education’, PROPHE Working Paper No. 2, Program for Research on Private Higher Education (PROPHE), University at Albany, State University of New York. Available online at http://www.albany.edu/dept/eaps/prophe/publication/paper.html#WP2.
- Sawyerr, A., 2002, ‘Challenges Facing African Universities: Selected Issues’, Ghana: Association of African Universities.
- Teferra, D. and Altbach, P. G., 2003, ‘African Higher Education: An International Reference Handbook’, Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- Slantcheva, S. & Levy, D. C., eds., 2007, Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Countries: In Search of Legitimacy, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Van Lutsenburg Maas, J., 2001, ‘Investing in Private Higher Education in Developing Countries: Recent Experiences of the International Finance Corporation’, Institute of Economic Affairs, September, 30-37.
- Varghese, N. V., 2006, Growth and Expansion of Private Higher Education in Africa. Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO.
References
Ajayi, J.F.A., Goma, L.K.H. & Johnson, G. A., 1996, The African Experience with Higher Education, Ghana, London and Athens: The Association of African Universities, James Currey and Ohio University Press.
Altbach, P.G., 1999, ‘Private Higher Education: Themes and Variations in Com- parative Perspective’, in P. G. Altbach, ed., Private Prometheus: Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century, Chestnut Hill: Boston Col- lege Centre for International Higher Education and Greenwood Pub. Co.
Banya, K., 2001, ‘Are Private Universities the Solution to the Higher Education Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?’, Higher Education Policy, 14, 161-174.
Bernasconi, A., 2003, ‘Organisational Diversity in Chilean Higher Education: Faculty Regimes in Private and Public Universities’, unpublished PhD Disser- tation, Boston University, US.Effah, P., 2006, ‘Private Higher Education in Ghana’ in N.V. Varghese, ed., Growth and Expansion of Private Higher Education in Africa, Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO.
Geiger, R. L., 1986, ‘Finance and Function: Voluntary Support and Diversity in American Private Higher Education’ in D. C. Levy, ed., Private Education: Studies in Choice and Public Policy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gonzalez, A., 1999, ‘The Evolution of Private Higher Education in the Philip- pines: Private Domination in a Developing Country’ in P. G. Altbach, ed., Private Prometheus: Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century, Chestnut Hill: Boston College Centre for
International Higher Education and Greenwood Publishing Co.
Lazarus, S.L., ed., 2002, ‘IFC and Its Role in Globalisation: Highlights’ from IFC’s Participant Meeting, Washington DC, 6-7 June.
Levy, D.C., 1986, ‘Higher Education and the State in Latin America: Private Challengesto Public Dominance’, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
Levy, D.C., 2003, ‘Profits and Practicality: How South Africa Epitomizes the Global Surge in Commercial Private Higher Education’, PROPHE Working Paper No. 2, Program for Research on Private Higher Education (PROPHE), University at Albany, State University of New York. Available online at http://www.albany.edu/dept/eaps/prophe/publication/paper.html#WP2.
Sawyerr, A., 2002, ‘Challenges Facing African Universities: Selected Issues’, Ghana: Association of African Universities.
Teferra, D. and Altbach, P. G., 2003, ‘African Higher Education: An International Reference Handbook’, Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Slantcheva, S. & Levy, D. C., eds., 2007, Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Countries: In Search of Legitimacy, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Van Lutsenburg Maas, J., 2001, ‘Investing in Private Higher Education in Developing Countries: Recent Experiences of the International Finance Corporation’, Institute of Economic Affairs, September, 30-37.
Varghese, N. V., 2006, Growth and Expansion of Private Higher Education in Africa. Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO.