The Role of Kenyan Universities in National Development

Autor/in	Odhiambo, George
Titel	The Role of Kenyan Universities in National Development
Quelle	In: FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 4 (2018) 3, S.191-209 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2326-3873
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Universities; School Role; Developing Nations; Economic Development; Sustainable Development; Nationalism; Human Capital; Labor Force Development; Higher Education; Labor Market; Information Technology; Job Skills; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; University; Universität; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Nationalismus; Humankapital; Arbeitskräftebestand; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Informationstechnologie; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kenia
Abstract	The contribution of university education to sustainable development of society has become one of the most important activities of higher education institutions. After 55 years of independence, it is time to take a critical look at the role of university education in nation building in Kenya. Since independence, access and difficulties of maintaining standards of quality and efficiency with marginal available resources--more recently highlighted by a commission on higher education report--have been some of the key challenges in university education and these have impacted on the sector's contribution to the country's development. Embracing secondary data sources, the purpose of this paper is to explore the contribution that university institutions have played in Kenyan development using a framework of human capital theory. The paper concludes that long-term economic growth can only be achieved through investment in a highly skilled workforce and university education is particularly critical in this regard. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01