Repositioning Universities in Nigeria to Tackle the Challenges of Research and Development
The role of research in all sphere of development, be it knowledge enrichment or technology advancement cannot be ignored. The chapter examines how universities in Nigeria can be re-invigorated to tackle the challenges of research and development. The dat
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Sustainable Transformation in African Higher Education Research, Governance, Gender, Funding, Teaching and Learning in the African University
Edited by Felix Maringe and Emmanuel Ojo University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introductionvii Section 1: Higher Education Research and Development 1. African Higher Education Transformation for Quality Outcome: A Holistic Mechanism Adams O. U. Onuka
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2. Sustainable Transformation in a Rapidly Globalizing and Decolonising World: African Higher Education on the Brink Felix Maringe and Emmanuel Ojo
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3. Graduate Output in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions: The Imperative Question for Sustainable Transformation Florence Aduke Adebayo and Adebusola Tope-Oke
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4. Sustainable Transformation of Doctoral Training in African Universities Felix Maringe and Elizabeth Spiwe Ndofirepi 5. Repositioning Universities in Nigeria to Tackle the Challenges of Research and Development Paul Emeka Okeke and Isunueo Benedicta Omeghie
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Section 2: Issues and Governance in Higher Education 6. A Brief Review of Governance Reforms in Higher Education in Nigeria Idowu Olayinka, Segun Adedeji and Emmanuel Ojo 7. Sustainability of Higher Education Credit Systems and Transfer Structures Experiences from Australia, South Africa and the United States of America Fulufhelo Netswera, Kirstin Wilson, Nathan Cassidy and Godswill Makombe
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8. Towards Effective Mentoring of Staff in Higher Institutions of Learning in Nigeria Mubashiru Mohammed, Musiliu Dada Rufai and Yahya Lateefat Oludare
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9. The Challenges of Xenophobia and Terrorism for the Development of Higher Education in Africa Ademola Pius Adebisi and Alaba Akinsola Agagu
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Section 3: Gender, Funding and Financing in Higher Education 10. Unintended Consequences: The Implications of Gender & Ethnic Imbalance in the Chief Information Officer Position at Universities Reuben Dlamini
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11. Push and Pull Factors in Women Attainment of Chief Executive Positions in South-West, Nigeria Muyibat A. Olodo and Benedict O. Emunemu
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12. Financing Higher Education in Nigeria: A Demand Perspective Oluwakemi B. Okuwa and Omolara A. Campbell
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