Change and Transformation in Ghana's Publicly Funded Universities: A Study of Experiences, Lessons and Opportunities (Higher Education in Africa)

Author: Takyiwaa Manuh Sulley Gariba Price: $ 18.07 (new) $ 20.11 (used) Medium: Paperback (192 pages) Publisher: James Currey 2007-05-01

Editorial Description

This study is set in the context of Ghana's socioeconomic realities, in an economy dominated by structural adjustment programming, fiscal restraint and Ghana's recent status as a Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC). Ghana's public universities have faced competition from offshore universities as well as from non-university centres of knowledge production and research. This new competition is taking place within the context of neo-liberal economic policies characterized by market-led reforms and private sector initiatives. This volume analyses the different strategies and measures that the universities have taken to expand enrollment, generate additional funding and review curricula and modes of operation in an attempt to respond to these challenges.