Higher Education and Development in Africa

This book critically addresses concepts and analyses related to the higher education and development nexus in Africa. The study explores the expansion of higher education in Africa and its impact on development, modernization and the economy to situate Africa within global debates on higher education governance and investment. Using concrete indicators from economic, social and political domains, the book demystifies dominant narratives which giant institutions have applied to disunite the relationship between universities and growth on the continent. Pedro Uetela is CAPES fellow scholar and a former student from the Universities of Sydney, Australia and Oslo, Norway. He has worked as an assistant researcher at Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Preliminary Discussion on Higher Education and Development Nexus: How it has been Addressed for Africa ....Pages 1-15 Higher Education and Development: Global Trends....Pages 17-37 Origins and Primary Developments of Higher Education and Modernization in Africa....Pages 39-95 Governance and Operation of Universities: The Case and State of Higher Education Administration in Mozambique....Pages 97-148 Higher Education and Economic Growth in Africa and Supplementary Policy Reforms: Summing Up the Successes and Failures for Linking Higher Education and Development....Pages 149-174 Back Matter....Pages 175-183