عنوان

Higher Education Policymaking in Africa: The Role of National Actors in Senegal and Ghana

شماره

TL54773

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Higher Education Policymaking in Africa: The Role of National Actors in Senegal and Ghana

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Tchoula, Gides Christian Noumi I.

نام ساير پديدآوران

Jones, Glen A.

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Toronto (Canada)

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2020

متن يادداشت

465 p.

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

University of Toronto (Canada)

امتياز متن

2020

متن يادداشت

While there is a considerable body of research on the role of international actors in higher education policy in Africa, this thesis explores the role of national actors in higher education policymaking in Senegal and Ghana. Specifically, it examines the nature of national higher education policy actors, their role and strategies to influence policies, as well the factors that influence their role in the policymaking process. The study uses a qualitative case study research approach to collect and analyze relevant data. Neo-corporatist policy network and postcolonial theory were adopted as analytical frameworks. Findings of this study revealed that in addition to the state, faculty, students, and higher education institutions were active policy actors in Senegal. While these constituencies exhibited different levels of organization, they were able to influence policies using several strategies, including expertise and strike actions. The policy network in Senegal pointed towards neo- corporatism, with the multiplication of functional groups representing specific constituencies, and the positioning the state as a facilitator of the policy process. In Ghana, faculty, students, and higher education institutions were similarly actively involved in the policy process. In contrast to Senegal they had a higher level of organization, with more formal and institutionalized involvement in policymaking. The policy network in Ghana was comparatively more neo-corporatist than that of Senegal, as illustrated by the presence of highly organized interest groups, but also by the role of the state that actively positioned itself as neutral in the policy process. In both countries, various factors influenced the role of national actors in the policy process, including a tradition of consultation reinforced by the recent democratization. In addition, the development of the state's financial capacity to implement reforms was found to be a determinant in achieving policy autonomy. While the colonial legacy of each higher education system influenced the nature and involvement of policy actors, in both countries, there was a trend towards exploring other higher education models. Overall, national actors expressed strong agency in the policy process, suggesting a postcolonial approach to policymaking that criticized aspects of Western influence while embracing the potential for modernization of higher education.

اصطلاح موضوعی

Education policy

اصطلاح موضوعی

Higher education

اصطلاح موضوعی

Sub Saharan Africa studies

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Tchoula, Gides Christian Noumi I.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Jones, Glen A.

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

University of Toronto (Canada)

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y