The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship Hothouse or Training Ground?
Whether and how higher education in Africa contributes to democratisation beyond producing the professionals that are necessary for developing and sustaining a modern political system, remains an unresolved question. This report, then, represents an attempt to address the question of whether there a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK :
Outside Africa, African Books Collective [distributor]
2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Higher education and democracy.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429955206719 |
| Summary: | Whether and how higher education in Africa contributes to democratisation beyond producing the professionals that are necessary for developing and sustaining a modern political system, remains an unresolved question. This report, then, represents an attempt to address the question of whether there are university specific mechanisms or pathways by which higher education contributes to the development of democratic attitudes and behaviours among students, and how these mechanisms operate and relate to politics both on and off campus. The research contained in this report shows that the potential |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p.113-117). |
| ISBN: | 9781283214186 9786613214188 9781920355692 9781920355708 9781920355685 |
