Leadership for Development: Re-shaping Higher Education Futures and Sustainability in Africa

Leading change in higher education has been a major challenge in countries of limited resources, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most African universities have struggled with this transition mainly due to lack of the requisite information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, inade...

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Autores principales:	Mpine Makoe, Don Olcott, Jr.
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Commonwealth of Learning 2021
Materias:	leadership africa higher education ubuntu Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6c705eac212742c3911b9c90063c1d77
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6c705eac212742c3911b9c90063c1d772021-12-02T00:09:28ZLeadership for Development: Re-shaping Higher Education Futures and Sustainability in Africa2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/6c705eac212742c3911b9c90063c1d772021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/569/671https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550Leading change in higher education has been a major challenge in countries of limited resources, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most African universities have struggled with this transition mainly due to lack of the requisite information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, inadequate expertise for online pedagogies and inability to provide computers to their students and staff. When faced with the recent changes, caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced every person to work and learn remotely, many academic leaders were completely ill-prepared to deal with changes of this magnitude. The aim of this paper is to provide recommendations for shaping the future of higher education in Africa going forward. This will be done by analysing trends and opportunities created by these changes with the aim of accentuating the need for a renewed Pan-African Ubuntu that embraces the future, respects the unique dignity, cultures, languages and heritage of nations pre-and post-colonialism, and inspires the African Union Agenda 2063, The Africa we Want.Mpine MakoeDon Olcott, Jr.Commonwealth of Learningarticleleadershipafricahigher educationubuntuTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 487-500 (2021)
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description	Leading change in higher education has been a major challenge in countries of limited resources, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most African universities have struggled with this transition mainly due to lack of the requisite information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, inadequate expertise for online pedagogies and inability to provide computers to their students and staff. When faced with the recent changes, caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced every person to work and learn remotely, many academic leaders were completely ill-prepared to deal with changes of this magnitude. The aim of this paper is to provide recommendations for shaping the future of higher education in Africa going forward. This will be done by analysing trends and opportunities created by these changes with the aim of accentuating the need for a renewed Pan-African Ubuntu that embraces the future, respects the unique dignity, cultures, languages and heritage of nations pre-and post-colonialism, and inspires the African Union Agenda 2063, The Africa we Want.
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title	Leadership for Development: Re-shaping Higher Education Futures and Sustainability in Africa
title_short	Leadership for Development: Re-shaping Higher Education Futures and Sustainability in Africa
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Leadership for Development: Re-shaping Higher Education Futures and Sustainability in Africa

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