Document Type
Article
Publication Date
September 2013
Abstract
This article reviews the history of university development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and discusses the impact of neoliberal policies. This will be followed by an examination of the problems facing universities in the region. The following questions will be explored: (a) Are the existing universities in SSA serving the development needs of the region? (b) Are these universities up to the task of moving SSA out of the predicaments it faces such as famine, HIV/AIDS, poverty, diseases, debt, and human rights abuses? Finally, the article argues that for universities to play a role in the development of the region, a new paradigm that makes university education a public good should be established.
Recommended Citation
Ochwa-Echel, James, "Neoliberalism and University Education in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2013). Faculty Research and Creative Activity. 104.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eemedu_fac/104
https://works.bepress.com/james_ochwa-echel/1/
Comments
This open access article was published in SAGE Open July-September 2013 vol. 3 no. 3 2158244013504933