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Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James Ochwa-Echel Sep 2013

Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James Ochwa-Echel

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

This article reviews the history of university development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and discusses the impact of neoliberal policies. This will be followed by an examination of the problems facing universities in the region. The following questions will be explored: (a) Are the existing universities in SSA serving the development needs of the region? (b) Are these universities up to the task of moving SSA out of the predicaments it faces such as famine, HIV/AIDS, poverty, diseases, debt, and human rights abuses? Finally, the article argues that for universities to play a role in the development of the region, a …


Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James R. Ochwa-Echel Sep 2013

Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James R. Ochwa-Echel

James R. Ochwa-Echel

This article reviews the history of university development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and discusses the impact of neoliberal policies. This will be followed by an examination of the problems facing universities in the region. The following questions will be explored: (a) Are the existing universities in SSA serving the development needs of the region? (b) Are these universities up to the task of moving SSA out of the predicaments it faces such as famine, HIV/AIDS, poverty, diseases, debt, and human rights abuses? Finally, the article argues that for universities to play a role in the development of the region, a …


Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James R. Ochwa-Echel Sep 2013

Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James R. Ochwa-Echel

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This article reviews the history of university development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and discusses the impact of neoliberal policies. This will be followed by an examination of the problems facing universities in the region. The following questions will be explored: (a) Are the existing universities in SSA serving the development needs of the region? (b) Are these universities up to the task of moving SSA out of the predicaments it faces such as famine, HIV/AIDS, poverty, diseases, debt, and human rights abuses? Finally, the article argues that for universities to play a role in the development of the region, a …


The Impact Of Unionization On University Performance: A Cross-Sectional Time Series Analysis, Mark K. Cassell Aug 2013

The Impact Of Unionization On University Performance: A Cross-Sectional Time Series Analysis, Mark K. Cassell

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

In 1968 the union movement in higher education was launched on the CUNY campuses in New York when CUNY held the first academic labor union election on an “integrated, heterogeneous, multi-campus system” (Ladd and Lipset 1973). In the nearly five decades since that historic election, unionization has grown to cover more than a third of all public four-year institutions and 40 percent of faculty at those public institutions (see Figure 1). While unionization is more common at larger institutions, Figure 1 illustrates that even among the smallest public institutions, unionization has increased over time.


Underrepresented Students Perceptions Of Their Second Year In College, Dena R. Kniess, Pamela A. Havice Mar 2013

Underrepresented Students Perceptions Of Their Second Year In College, Dena R. Kniess, Pamela A. Havice

Dena R. Kniess

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Underrepresented Students Perceptions Of Their Second Year In College, Dena R. Kniess, Pamela A. Havice Mar 2013

Underrepresented Students Perceptions Of Their Second Year In College, Dena R. Kniess, Pamela A. Havice

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

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Underrepresented Students Perceptions Of Their Second Year In College, Dena Kniess, Pamela Havice Mar 2013

Underrepresented Students Perceptions Of Their Second Year In College, Dena Kniess, Pamela Havice

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.