Decolonising African University Knowledges, Volume 2: Challenging the Neoliberal Mantra

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: Questioning the Neoliberal Agenda: What is to Know in the African University?
	Introduction
	Neoliberalism as an Ideology
	The Neoliberal African University
	African Ways of Knowing
	A Decolonised African University
	References
Chapter 2: Can/Should African Universities be World-Class?: A Critical Purview
	Introduction
	The Role of the University
	The Concept of a World-Class University
	The African University: Towards Delineation
	The African University as World-Class
	Elitism and Meritocracy Emphasised
	Flagship University: The Way Forward
	Concluding Remarks
	References
Chapter 3: The African University in the Neoliberal Era: In Pursuit of Socially-Just Knowledges in the 21st Century
	Introduction
	Conceptions of the Neoliberal
	Neoliberalism and University Education
	University Knowledges in the Neoliberal Era
	Towards an African Renaissance in the 21st Century
	The African University in the Era of Neoliberalism
	The Place of Knowledge in the African University
	Moving Forward
	Concluding Remarks
	References
Chapter 4: Authoritarian Neoliberalism, Kleptocracy and the Complicity of the African Academe
	Introduction
	Authoritarian Neoliberalism
	Neoliberalism in Southern Africa
	Theoretical Conceptions: Critical Anti-Colonial and Post-Colonial Approaches
	The Zimbabwean Academe in Historical Perspective
	Academics’ Perspectives and Experiences: Narrating the Crisis
	Authoritarian Neoliberalism(s), Academic Consciousness and/or Complicity
	Conclusions and Recommendations
	References
Chapter 5: Commodification of Knowledge in the African University: Prospects for Market-Led Higher Education
	Introduction
	The Notion of Commodification
	Commodification of Knowledge and the Neoliberal Mantra
	The Emergence and Rise of the African University: Past to Present
	The Modern University in Africa
	Perspectives of Commodification in Contemporary Universities in Africa
	Charting the Way Forward
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
Chapter 6: Reclaiming the Identity of an African University in the Context of Globalisation: Prospects and Entrenched Challenges
	Introduction
	Theoretical Underpinnings of Identity
	Imagining an African University: The Search for an Identity
	Challenges Faced by an African University in Forging an Identity
	The Identity of the African University in the Context of Globalisation
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 7: Utilisation of Indigenous Knowledge in the Teaching and Learning of Disaster Management in Zimbabwean Universities
	Defining Indigenous Knowledge
	Introduction
	Challenges of Utilisation of Indigenous Knowledge in Zimbabwean Education
	Theoretical Framework: Afrocentrism
	Methods and Materials
	Ethical Considerations
		Permission from the Location
		Informed Consent and Voluntary Participation
		Anonymity and Confidentiality
	Presentation of Findings
		Disaster Risk Management Programmes in Zimbabwean Universities
		The Place of Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Risk Management Programmes
		Barriers to Utilisation of Indigenous Knowledge in the Teaching and Learning of Disaster Management Programmes in Zimbabwean Universities
		Opportunities for Utilisation of Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Risk Management Programmes in Zimbabwean Universities
	Discussion
	References
Chapter 8: Students’ Transition from Extended to Mainstream Programmes at a South African University
	Introduction and Background
	Statement of the Problem
	Aim of the Study
	Research Questions
	Critical Realism
	Structure
	Agency
		Individual Agency
		Collective Agency
	Culture
	Decoloniality and the Transition from Extended to Mainstream Programmes
	Conceptual Framework
	Methodology
	Data Analysis
	Extended Year Experiences
	Mainstream Year Structures and Their Influence on Students’ Experiences of the Transition from Extended Diploma Programmes
	Influence of Other Institutional Structures
	The Influence of Collective Agency
	Influence of Individual Agency
	The Culture of Transition to Mainstream Programmes
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	References
Chapter 9: Scholarly Publications and the Peer-Review Process: Focusing on Decoloniality
	Introduction
	The Peer-Review Process—the Basic Process
		A Focus on Decoloniality
	The Scourge of Publishing in Top-Notch Peer-Reviewed Journals Out of Africa
		Language
		Culture
	A Way Forward
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 10: The Hegemonic Neoliberal Knowledges in the African University: Which Way Now and Then?
	Introduction
	Neoliberal Hegemony as an Ideology
	Neoliberal Hegemony in the Epistemological Realm
	Universities in Africa in the Neoliberal Hegemonic Mix
	Towards a Decolonised Epistemological Fund
	Winding up the Deliberations: In Search of the Middle
	References
Afterword
Index