Institutional Governance and Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education: Developments and Challenges in a Ghanaian Research University

Autor/in	Abugre, James B.
Titel	Institutional Governance and Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education: Developments and Challenges in a Ghanaian Research University
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 75 (2018) 2, S.323-339 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-017-0141-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Governance; Research Universities; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Deans; Department Heads; Administrator Attitudes; Developing Nations; Faculty Workload; College Faculty; Research Problems; Educational Facilities; Policy Formation; Educational Policy; College Administration; Barriers; Management Systems; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Forschungseinrichtung; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Dean; Dekan; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Fakultät; Forschungskritik; Bildungsstätte; Politische Betätigung; Politics of education; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung
Abstract	This article examines the developments and challenges of higher education in developing countries. Using a thorough qualitative interview of deans, directors and heads of Department of the University of Ghana, this paper draws on their analysis to discover unexplored issues that affect the universities in developing countries. The study identifies weakness in institutional policies and infrastructure deficiency of higher education in Ghana as key challenging factors. Findings also show congestion of students in academic facilities of learning, teaching overloads and lack of research facilities as key factors hampering academic development in higher education. Therefore, the work advocates for the development of policies that take into account the institutional realities in the field of higher education. Governmental policies aimed at enhancing higher education in developing economies must first improve the existing institutional set up for their chance of success. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01