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Knowledge and Change in African Universities pp 63–82Cite as

Educational Policy and the Africanisation of Knowledge in the African University

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Higher education is viewed as an engine to development. Knowledge production and dissemination, particularly at the tertiary level, have become key drivers of growth and development. Countries with higher skill levels are better equipped to face economic, social and political challenges in today’s fast changing technological world (Bloom, Canning, & Chan, 2006). In addition, globalisation and the knowledge economy have impacted most nations in various ways.

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Kariwo, M. (2017). Educational Policy and the Africanisation of Knowledge in the African University. In: Cross, M., Ndofirepi, A. (eds) Knowledge and Change in African Universities. African Higher Education: Developments and Perspectives. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-845-7_4

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