Transforming higher education in Asia and Africa : strategic planning and policy / Fred M. Hayward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayward, Fred M., author.

Series:

SUNY series in global issues in higher education.

SUNY series in global issues in higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Planning--Asia--Case studies.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Planning--Africa--Case studies.

Universities and colleges--Asia--Administration--Case studies.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Africa--Administration--Case studies.

Educational change--Asia--Case studies.

Educational change.

Educational change--Africa--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Drawing on over fifty years of on-the-ground experience, Fred M. Hayward's Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa analyzes change processes in higher education in eight Asian and African countries. The twelve cases range from the push to upgrade and transform higher education in Afghanistan in the midst of a war to the successful struggle against apartheid in South African institutions as well as thwarted efforts in Sierra Leone and Madagascar. Providing both practical lessons learned and hope for communities globally, Hayward demonstrates that higher education change and even transformation, which is more fundamental and structural, can occur even in the most difficult environments. Successful transformation requires well-crafted strategic and budget plans with careful implementation, monitoring, and effective leadership at multiple levels. Yet also critical are a commitment to human development, a desire for freedom and belief in democracy, and recognition that high-quality higher education is essential to national development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The critical role of high quality higher education for national development

Prelude to planning in higher education

Leading change in Pakistan higher education

Afghan higher education : change in a war environment

Bringing national higher education transformation to South Africa

Three cases of institutional transformation in South African strategic planning; The University of Fort Hare, The University of the North, and Peninsula Technikon

Challenges for higher education change in Sierra Leone

Fostering higher education change in Uganda

Madagascar : higher education change thwarted

Ghana : building transformation at the University for Development Studies

The University of Malawi : coalition and team building for effective change

Strategic planning challenges at Kabul Polytechnic University

Implications for leadership and leading transformational change in developing and underdeveloped countries

The nature of transformational change in higher education in underdeveloped and developing countries

Conclusions : what does this suggest for higher education change in underdeveloped and developing countries in the future?

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438478470

143847847X