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6 - The History of Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) and her Place in the Study of the Social Sciences in Africa
Authors: Stanley Baluku Bakahinga Mbalibulha
Published: July 2023

Following the research steps of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute which started in 1937, three new research institutes were formed in the British Empire viz. The East African Institute of Social Research (later re-named Makerere Institute of Social Research [MISR]); The West African Institute of Social Research (WAISER) and the West Indies Institute of Social Research (WIISR). This expansion in knowledge production had its own logic and history as well as links to the deepening studies in social sciences, especially anthropology. Over the years, the Institute at Makerere has continued with a fledgling relationship with Makerere University with which it shares a history since 1948. We attempt to place the institute within a history; a history of social science knowledge production; a history of an endogenous institute attempting to attain indigeneity and space.
11 - Creating Sustainable Learning Environments for Professional Curriculum Leadership through Information and Communication Technologies
Authors: Mahlomaholo Sechaba , Tshelane Molaodi
Published: July 2023

This paper documents the processes and procedures followed by a team of two researchers and five co-researchers in the creation of sustainable learning environments at a school in the Free State province of South Af- rica. For this purpose, we used one school to illustrate how diverse school community members deliberately constructed a framework for the integra- tion of ICT in the development of its professional curriculum leadership practices. A conceptual framework driven through critical emancipatory theory is applied as the lens that propels us to create opportunities for self-empowerment. Grounded on this theoretical framing we then used a participatory action research to operationalize it. We generated relevant data through the establishment of a research team, which coalesced around a common vision collectively identified in pursuance of the aim of study. Data generated were analysed using Van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis. The findings discussed are (i) performance through reflecting on professional curriculum practices, (ii) their actions, (iii) procedures involved therein, and (iv) strategies. The contribution we made was a tested framework for the integration of ICT in a professional curriculum context. This contribution has implications for the creation of a sustainable learning environment.
4 - La gouvernance des universités au Sénégal : une grande réforme, mais pas une rupture
Authors: Diouf Diène Colly Ousseynou
Published: July 2023

Le présent article propose une réflexion sur la continuité au niveau de la gouvernance des universités au Sénégal avec la création de trois nouvelles universités, et sur les différentes stratégies de gestions qui s’y rattachent. En effet, les stratégies de mise en œuvre des Technologies de l’information et de la communication pour l’enseignement (TICE) utilisées par les différentes universités du Sénégal et l’introduction du système Licence-Master-Doctorat (LMD) peuvent s’expliquer à travers la genèse de ces organisations, mais aussi l’hétérogénéité des modes de gouvernance. L’objectif de cette recherche consiste à tenter de rendre compte de ces dynamiques de stratégies selon les universités. Ce travail porte sur la compréhension des stratégies et du mode de fonctionnement de chaque université, mais aussi sur les modes de gouvernance des universités dans leur ensemble et leurs effets, avant d’aboutir à des propositions. Cette recherche repose sur des études de cas des universités du Sénégal afin de voir les conséquences de la diversité de modes de fonctionnement des universités du Sénégal. Des données secondaires ont d’abord été recueillies ; 41 entretiens semi-directifs ont été conduits, puis 12 ont été retenus et soumis à une analyse qualitative.
5 - The Exploration of Service Quality Leadership for Private Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
Authors: Steenkamp Rigard J , Schalkwyk Riaan Dirkse van
Published: July 2023

This is a first study to explore service quality leadership within the South African private higher education (PHE) domain that emphasised the need for the development of a total quality service (TQS) framework for private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in South Africa. To address the problem, the explorative study was based on a qualitative and quantitative research approach in terms of four measuring instruments, namely (1) a literature review on general PHEI leadership perspectives related to service quality; (2) leadership perspectives by means of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) assessment instrument; (3) an empirical study of service quality measured (by means of SERVQUAL) at a prominent South African PHEI; and (4) semi-structured interviews conducted with the leadership of PHEIs (fifteen principals – CEOs or top managers) from South African PHEIs. Besides the need for a TQS framework, the results indicated that service quality is a strategic performance indicator and a bigger priority for PHEIs than for public institutions. The leadership indicated a commitment to measure, manage and improve service quality on a holistic basis.
2 - African Diaspora and the Search for Academic Freedom Safe Havens: Outline of a Research Agenda
Authors: Zavale Nelson Casimiro , Langa Patrício V.
Published: July 2023

This article examines assumptions concerning the extent to which being in exile influences academics’ possibilities to exercise academic freedom, particularly when articulating views on African political and social issues that might be inconvenient to the established political authorities. Two main questions are addressed. First, do African academics need to be in diaspora to exercise their academic freedom, including freedom of expression and free speech, particularly beyond the walls of the university and its consecrated freedom of teaching and research? Second, do factors such as disciplinary background, country of origin, reasons for migrating from Africa and period of living in exile influence the propensity of academics in diaspora to publicly express their views on political and social issues in their home countries? The article begins by conceptualising the African diaspora, African academic diaspora, academic freedom and ‘extramural’ academic freedom.
5 - Navigating the Uncertain Path of Research Partnerships: The Role of ICT
Authors: Boateng John Kwame , Tutu Raymond Asare
Published: July 2023

In this article, we share experiences of the nature of an infant collaboration and how information and communication technology (ICT) is at its heart. We situate our discussion in the broader discourse surrounding educational research collaboration. The main issues we address are: (i) the peculiar nature of our collaboration; (ii) the main collaboration stimuli; (iii) the anticipated benefits and costs of the collaboration; and (iv) the role of ICT. We show that while ICT is invaluable to our collaborative work and its future prospects, it requires a great deal of commitment to nurture, grow and maintain. Although the initial objective of our research network is to examine how technology mediates student–instructor interaction, through ICT we are moving the frontiers of this collaboration to other areas of expertise, interest and strength. Through the log of our communication via Skype, WhatsApp, phone calls and other channels, we demonstrate how beneficial ICT is to our collaboration. We conclude with other possible forms that this network could take and emerge into, given the composition of the research network.
7 - Diaspora Collaboration and Knowledge Production in Africa: Reflections on Caveats and Opportunities
Authors: Fongwa Samuel
Published: July 2023

Irrespective of its conceptualisation, diaspora contributes to the development of the homelands through diverse forms of collaboration. The increase in remittances and diaspora involvement in fostering democratic values are obvious examples. A new emphasis, however, is on developing the African academia through various forms of partnership and collaboration between diaspora-based and African-based academics. A number of initiatives, funding opportunities and research partnerships to this effect are emerging. Nevertheless, these partnerships are complex and do not always translate into win-win situations, especially for institutions and academics in the global South. In this article, I reflect on some personal experiences in research collaborations as part of the diaspora and as an African-based academic. In so doing, three possible caveats in maximising the gains of diaspora partnerships in knowledge production are highlighted. I argue that while opportunities for knowledge collaboration abound, ensuring a sustainable win-win relationship in diaspora partnerships demands careful introspection at every turn.
4 - The Culture of Middle-level Academic Management at a Comprehensive South African University
Authors: Mavunga George
Published: July 2023

Using Critical Realism (CR), which emphasises the interplay of structure, culture, and agency, this conceptual article reflects on the culture of middle- level academic management at a comprehensive South African university which was the result of a merger of historically disparate institutions. It is important for the culture of this layer of management to be understood because it is at the nexus of senior management’s strategic initiatives and the concerns of staff members and students. The article thus recommends the implementation of practices which embed the corporatist concerns of senior-level management into those aspects of the culture of middle-level academic management which are a function of the structural contexts in which the middle level academic managers operate as well as the managers’ collective and individual agency. The result, the article envisages, could be an enhanced culture of middle-level academic management which makes for improved institutional governance in response to the multiple challenges being faced by the institution, such as the slow pace of transformation; increased student enrolments; student academic under-preparedness; the ever-present possibility of student protests; the demands of corporatism and the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on teaching and learning as well as unanswered questions around the relevance of some academic programmes.
JHEA, Volume 18, n° 1, 2020 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Special Issue on The Politics of Knowledge Production in Africa (With selected papers from the 15th CODESRIA General Assembly)

Contents

Academic (Im)mobility: Ecology of Ethnographic Research and Knowledge Production on Africans in China

Kudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo..........................................................................1

What Should Globalization Mean for African Humanities and Why?

Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi..........................................................................23

Sociology of Knowledge in the Era of Academic Dependency in Africa: Issues and Prospects

Oludele Albert Ajani..................................................................................39

Situating African Indigenous Ideas within Conventional Learning as an Impetus for Knowledge Construction in Africa

Babatunde Joshua Omotosho.................................................................53

Skills or Credentials? Comparing the Perspectives of Degree- and Non-degree-holding Ghanaian Graduates on the Value of Higher Education

Nana Akua Anyidoho............................................................................67

Globalisation, Decoloniality and the Question of Knowledge Production in Africa: A Critical Discourse

Olugbemiga Samuel Afolabi..............................................................93

Propos sur un Bandoeng épistémique: l’Afrique, le Sud Global et la production du savoir à l’ère de la mondialisation

Germain Ngoie Tshibambe................................................................111
JHEA, Volume 19, n°1, 2021 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Contents

Enhancing the Digital Transformation of African Universities: COVID-19 as AcceleratorPaul Tiyambe Zeleza & Paul Mzee Okanda............................. 1

Competencies and Proficiencies in Special Education: The Case of Ethiopian UniversitiesWorkneh E. Woldehana & Damtew Teferra......................29

Teaching Styles of Educators in Higher Education in Eritrea: Teacher-centred or Student-centred?Ali Suleman Abdella & Aslam Fataar.............................45

Comparing Pedagogy in Kenya’s Public Universities: The Roles of University ManagersSusan M. Kilonzo, Kennedy Onkware, Pamella A. Oloo & Simon G. Omare.............................63

Information Communication Technology (ICT) Utilisation and Associated Barriers in Teaching among Middle-level Academics in Nigerian UniversitiesJohn Lekan Oyefara, Pius Adejoh, Waziri B. Adisa, Khadeejah A. Abdulsalam & Tunde Alabi ......................95

Les imaginaires populaires de la femme âgée face aux accusations de sorcellerie en République Centrafricaine : une perspective genréeNarcisse Landry Kevis Kossi.........................121

Politique de financement et gouvernance des universités publiques Sénégalaises : vers un nouveau paradigme ?Melyan Mendy..................................141

Existe-t-il un effet genre dans les performances académiques des étudiants dans les facultés des sciences économiques et de gestion au Cameroun ? Cas de la FSEG de l’Université de Yaoundé IIEtienne Atala.......................................171
JHEA, volume 19, n°2, 2021 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Contents

Producing Anthropological Knowledge in and of Southern Africa: A Case Study of the Anthropology Southern Africa Journal

Shannon Morreira............................. 1

Beyond Academic Imperialism in Comparative Studies of the Global South: Methodological Reflections

Madalitso Zililo Phiri........................ 27

African Culture and the Quest for Sustainable and Improved Indigenous Knowledge Production: Nigeria and South Africa in Perspective

Harrison Adewale Idowu....................... 57

Mediation between Linguistic Hegemony and Periphery Languages in the Nobel Prize for Literature

Wendo Nabea...................... 77

Recherche féministe et de genre à l’Université de Yaoundé II : examiner l’impact sur la transformation socialeVanessa Aboudi............................. 91

Towards a New Conceptual Framework of Student Activism in South Africa

Damtew Teferra & Mthokozisi Emmanuel Ntuli ...................... 107
JHEA, Volume 1, n°1, 2003 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Journal of Higher Education in Africa, Volume 1, n°1, 2003
0 - Introduction
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

D. Bruce Johnstone and Damtew Teferra
JHEA, Volume 4, n°2, 2006 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal system Journal system
Published: July 2023

Abstract
8 - Research, Research Productivity and the State in South Africa*
Authors: Habib Adam , Morrow Seán
Published: July 2023

Taking the plan of action adopted at the June 2005 Department of Science and Technology conference on ‘Human Resources for Knowledge Production in South Africa’ as its starting-point, the authors of this article discuss four separate but related barriers to research productivity in South Africa: inadequate academic re- muneration and onerous working conditions; the tension that seems to have emerged between advancing equity and realising academic excellence; obstacles that under- mine institutional collaboration within the higher education and science council sectors, and the poor quality of senior managers in the knowledge system. In each case, the authors indicate the difficulties that lie in the way of reform and suggest how nevertheless the challenges can be met in contemporary South African condi- tions. They conclude that social wellbeing in general as well as the health of the research system depends on facing up to and solving these difficult and sometimes controversial issues.
7 - Grand Endeavours and Economic Realities: Managing System-wide Structural Changes to Ugandan Higher Education in the Face of Private Expansion
Authors: Salerno Dr Carlo , Beverwijk Dr Jasmin
Published: July 2023

Uganda’s higher education system has undergone a number of dramatic changes in recent years as part of a three-pronged effort to accommodate rapidly-expanding enrolments, improve the system’s economic efficiency and provide education op- portunities that are better matched to the nation’s labour market needs. This paper examines these key developments in light of the country’s rapidly-expanding pri- vate higher education market. The economic rationale for government regulation of private providers is discussed along with a cost/benefit analysis of three key private higher education related issues that we believe will need to be addressed in the coming years. At the end, we consider how applicable the Ugandan case is to the broader debate and policies associated with private expansion in other developing systems.
2 - Le syndicalisme étudiant, des origines à nos jours : un acteur permanent dans l’évolution socio-politique du Burkina Faso
Authors: Bianchini Pascal , Korbéogo Gabin
Published: July 2023

Issu de la matrice de la Fédération des étudiants d’Afrique noire en France (FEANF), le syndicalisme étudiant voltaïque s’est d’abord organisé à l’extérieur, en France dans les années 50 et à Dakar dans les années 60. Puis, le militantisme étudiant s’est développé à l’Université de Ouagadougou, avec des phases d’acti- visme et de politisation intense (dans les années 70) puis, de repli relatif (dans les années 80 et leurs régimes d’exception). Dans les années 90, on a assisté à un regain des mobilisations dans un contexte caractérisé par la montée des revendi- cations en faveur de la démocratisation du système politique et de l’opposition aux politiques d’ajustement structurel qui remettaient en cause la situation « pri- vilégiée » des étudiants. Cette permanence du militantisme étudiant s’explique à la fois par des déterminismes sociaux (des origines sociales encore prolétaires et rurales) et culturels (des dispositions acquises dans les expériences antérieures). Il faut aussi invoquer la singularité de la trajectoire politique burkinabé puisque la classe dirigeante a toujours dû composer avec des contre-pouvoirs significatifs en particulier syndicaux. Le mouvement étudiant s’inscrit ainsi dans un complexe de forces contre-hégémoniques. Il y joue même un rôle crucial puisqu’il contribue à soutenir ces forces par un double apport : direct en tant qu’avant-garde des mobi- lisations, et indirect en tant que pépinière du militantisme de ces forces d’opposi- tion syndicales et politiques.
Introduction: The Bologna Process in Africa: Globalization or Return to ‘‘Colonial Situation’’?
Authors: Hocine Khelfaoui
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Globalization, the Bologna Process and African Universities: Limits and Contradictions of Market-oriented Higher Education Reforms
Authors: Isaac N. Obasi  , Akinpelu O. Olutayo
Published: July 2023

One of the greatest challenges posed by neo-liberal capitalist globalization is com- petitiveness. The birth of the Bologna Process in 1999 and the launching of the Erasmus Mundus in 2004 were serious attempts by Europe to make its higher education one of the most competitive systems in the world. Both initiatives were aimed at enhancing the compatibility and comparability of European higher education among its members as well as its attractiveness to other regions of the world. The implementation of the Bologna Process has, however, exposed the limits and contradictions of market-oriented higher education reforms. The experience of Europe has shown that neo-liberal higher education reforms under globalization can be manipulated as dictated by the exigencies of national interests. Europe has declared higher education a public good to be made equally accessible to all and to remain a public responsibility. This paper contends that Africa has a lot to learn from the implementation of the Bologna Process. Furthermore, the paper raises policy concerns about the implications of the implementation of the Erasmus Mundus so far from 2004 to 2008, as some evidence suggests that the students benefiting from the Erasmus Mundus programme may end up being part of the brain drain rather than brain gain for Africa. This would therefore hinder rather than promote African development, which the programme ostensibly aims at achieving. Consequently, the paper recommends that policy-makers in Africa should be weary of attempts to use the Bologna Process and the Erasmus Mundus programme as a subtle and new launching pad promoting the brain drain in Africa. The paper also calls on Africa political leaders to uphold the Accra Declaration on GATS and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Africa (2004), a policy that would greatly help to check the excesses of neo-liberal higher education reforms under globalization.
Financing Higher Education through Value Added Tax: A Review of the Contribution of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) in Fulfilment of the Objectives of Act 581
Authors: Francis Atuahene
Published: July 2023

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), funded by a percentage of the national Value Added Tax, has had as its purpose, since its establish- ment in 2000, the enhancement of primary, secondary and particularly terti- ary education. This research paper examines the perceptions of key stakeholders as to the contributions, thus far, of the GETFund in address- ing principal objectives and challenges such as infrastructural develop- ment, research and faculty development, the promotion of technology, mathematics and scientific education, student access and gender equity. Through the lens of stakeholders, recommendations are offered for poten- tial enhancements to the GETFund and for its adaptation to other national circumstances. The analysis of this paper is primarily a combination of the perceptions of stakeholders such as vice-chancellors, pro-vice-chancel- lors, registrars, principals, legislators, student leaders, public officials, etc., as well as available GETFund disbursement formulae and policy papers from 2001 to 2006. The outcome of this study is a series of judgements on the contribution of the GETFund compared to prior government objectives and recommendations relevant to the adaptation of the programme in other nations.
Financing a Public University: Strategic Directions for Makerere University in Uganda
Authors: Elisam Magara
Published: July 2023

Public universities all over the world are continually facing challenges arising from increasing expectations from government and the public for universities to serve the broader needs of society. This has impacted the universities’ ability to offer their core functions of teaching and learning, research and outreach. This paper reviews the current resource allocation models, reforms and developments of higher education in Uganda. Despite the available options of funding strategies (donor contributions, government support and the Appropriation in Aid [AIA]), Makerere University still faces the dilemma of unfinished business. It was thus established that the block allocation model currently used by Makerere University, which is based on fixed percentages to units, has led to a lack of co-ordination of services in the university. This has led to the difficulty in supporting university-wide services. This paper attempts, therefore, to provide strategic directions for Makerere University in ensuring effective resource allocation and prioritisation of the University budget in accordance with its core functions. The paper does so by suggesting restructuring from the current percentage- based budgeting to activity-based budgeting and expenditure allocation where the budgets clearly outline the activities expected in the various units for the financial year.
L’Université tunisienne : entre localisation et internationalisation
Authors: Najem Dhaher
Published: July 2023

L’enseignement supérieur tunisien connaît depuis quelques années une mutation considérable tant sur le plan quantitatif que qualitatif. Ces évolutions ont eu des effets à tous les niveaux. Par conséquent, l’organisation pédagogique a du mal à suivre les bouleversements de la démographie universitaire. Les locaux sont vite submergés et l’organisation de la recherche est mise en question. L’ouverture des frontières commerciales de la Tunisie accélère les mutations d’un système universitaire plutôt dévalorisé. La remise à niveau, qui bouscule usages et identités, ne va pas sans tensions internes. La coopération internationale se renforce tandis que l’université s’ouvre sur le monde des entreprises. Depuis le début des années 1990, un nombre d’étudiants croissant à un rythme très élevé se présente aux portes des universités tunisiennes. Cela a généré des réformes du système universitaire, une multiplication de l’espace universitaire et une nouvelle forme de son organisation urbaine dans la ville. Actuellement, l’université tunisienne est devant l’obligation de satisfaire non seulement les exigences de la démocratisation et de l’utilité socio-économique, mais aussi de faire face à de nouveaux défis tel que le chômage croissant des diplômés. D’un point de vue spatial, et à la recherche d’un certain équilibre territorial, voire régional, déjà absent jusqu’à la fin des années 1980, la tendance actuelle est de favoriser la proximité de l’université et de développer une stratégie d’investissement dans le savoir.
6 - The Relationship Between Vice-Chancellors’ Leadership Behaviour and the Work Behaviour of Lecturers in Nigerian Universities: Implication for Leadership Training for Vice-Chancellors
Authors: Ganiyu G. Oke  , P.O. Okunola  , Adesoji A. Oni  , J.A. Adetoro
Published: July 2023

The study examined the relationship between the leadership behaviour of Vice-Chancellors and the work behaviour of lecturers in the universities of South-West Nigeria. The study employed the correlational research design. Twelve out of the 27 universities in the South-West geo-political zone were selected as the study sample, using the stratified sampling technique. Two sets of questionnaires were adapted and used for data collection. The in- struments contain items relating to the leadership behaviour of Vice-Chan- cellors and the work behaviour of lecturers. The second was measured in terms of level of participation in university administration, cooperation, com- mitment and conformity. Lecturers’ perception of the influence of Vice-Chan- cellors’ leadership behaviour on their work behaviour was assessed on a rating scale ranging from 1 to 4. Four null hypotheses were posited and tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The test revealed varying degrees of association between Vice-Chancellors’ leadership behaviour and lecturers’ work behaviour. Recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the university system aimed at the development of a culture of high level cooperation, commitment, participation and conformity of lecturers included a proposed leadership training programme for Vice-Chancellors. To facilitate the proposed training programme, sensi- tivity training, T-groups, in-baskets, case studies, business games behaviour modelling and action learning techniques are particularly recommended
Crystallising Commitment to Transformation in a South African Higher Education Institute
Authors: Helen M. Macdonald
Published: July 2023

This paper emerges out of an ethnographic study conducted at the University of Cape Town that explored the dynamics of an intervention providing a ‘safe space’ for university staff to engage in alternative ways with South Africa’s apartheid past, the university’s institutional culture and with each other. This paper focuses on the social politics that arose between the intervention, its participants and imagined non-participants in relation to the university’s ‘transformation’ vision. The interventionist intention was reworked by participants at a ground level into key symbols by which participants shaped the patterns of their behaviours and gave meaning to their experiences. Utilising Ortner’s (1973) model for recognising and using key symbols, I argue that ‘transformation’ and ‘safe space’ are elaborating symbols in that they have conceptual and action elaborating power. These elaborating symbols operate in relay with a kind of logic that ‘crystallises commitment’ from participants to the intervention in an emotionally powerful and relatively undifferentiated manner. In so doing, they render the intervention a ‘summarising’ symbol capable of expressing what their experience means to them as an imagined community in relation to others.
JHEA, Volume 9, n°1 & 2, 2011 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Contents

Introduction

Academic Freedom in Africa: Between Local Powers and International Donors

Hocine Khelfaoui & Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi ......................... v

Libertés académique en Afrique : entre pouvoirs locaux et bailleurs de fonds internationaux

Hocine Khelfaoui & Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi ............................. xv

The Challenges of Feminism: Gender, Ethics and Responsible Academic Freedom in African Universities

Amina Mama ...................................... 1

Neo-liberalism and the Subversion of Academic Freedom from Within: Money, Corporate Cultures and ‘Captured’ Intellectuals in African Public Universities

Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi ................................ 25

Academic Freedom and the Constriction of Democratic Space in Botswana: Reflections from an Academic-cum-Politicianin the University Space

Taolo Lucas ............................................. 49

Regulatory Bodies, Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy in Africa: Issues and Challenges – The Nigerian Example

Elijah Adewale Taiwo ............................. 63

Peer Review Mechanisms: The Bottleneck of Academic Freedom

Elizabeth Ayalew ......................................... 91

Liberté académique en question : contribution à la problématisation d’une notion à partir du cas estudiantin au Sénégal

Abdoulaye Guèye ............................ 113

Libertés académiques, syndicalisme et politique en Côte d’Ivoire

Goin Bi Zamblé Théodore .................................. 133

Pursuing Excellence in a ‘World-Class African University’: The Mamdani Affair and the Politics of Global Higher Education

Isaac A. Kamola .................................... 147
Introduction - Academic Freedom in Africa: Between Local Powers and International Donors
Authors: Hocine Khelfaoui  , Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Academic Freedom and the Constriction of Democratic Space in Botswana: Reflections from an Academic-cum- Politician
Authors: Taolo Lucas
Published: July 2023

Academic freedom in Botswana is not institutionalized by law. It is only assumed in practice. In recent years however, the government of Botswana has shown a willingness and eagerness to use and exploit existing laws to stifle criticism and free speech. The enactment of such legislation as the Media Practitioners and the Intelligence and Security Act in their current form and the refusal to pass an open democracy law are clear indicators of a government that is hostile to a free flow of information. The timidity of both staff and students and their failure to engage both management and govern- ment over the erosion of their freedom serves as a fertile ground for more repression on students and staff in institutions of higher learning in the future. It is the argument of this article that as the legal environment, admin- istrative processes, and attitudes of the rulers point to a constriction of the democratic space in Botswana, academic freedom will be curtailed. There is thus an urgent need for students and academics to advocate the institution- alization of academic freedom and the opening up of democratic space. It is only when accountable, transparent and responsive governance structures are in place that academic freedom can flourish.
Análise de Redações sobre Mulheres na Ciência: Uma Perspectiva de Estudantes do Ensino Médio
Authors: Gomes Kamilly Cristine , Ribeiro Iolanda Agnes D. , Targa Cristiane N. , Brandão Michele A.
Published: July 2023

As mulheres na ciência precisam ser melhor representadas e enfrentam diversos desafios. No intuito de melhor entender essa realidade, este trabalho objetiva interpretar a percepção de alunos do ensino médio sobre a participação das mulheres na ciência. Para isso, foram analisadas redações submetidas a dois concursos de redação, realizados em 2020 e em 2022. Os resultados indicam que os alunos conhecem poucas personalidades, obras/filmes e fatos que sejam representativos de mulheres na ciência. Porém, os discentes conseguem argumentar sobre as mulheres na ciência de forma a apontar causas e possíveis soluções para os desafios enfrentados por elas.
Aproximando Meninas da Área de STEM com Iniciação a Robótica
Authors: Ereno Luiza Castilho , Marcelino Ana Carolina , Bordin Andrea , Frigo Luciana B.
Published: July 2023

Este artigo descreve a experiência de desenvolvimento e aplicação de oficinas de robótica para alunas do ensino fundamental de escolas públicas e privadas do município de Araranguá/SC. A metodologia aplicada está descrita neste artigo de modo a ser aprimorada e replicada. A robótica se mostrou uma atividade muito motivadora para as meninas, principalmente para as mais jovens, que acabaram criando um vínculo com seus robôs desenvolvidos. Os desejos das alunas ao final de cada oficina foram de levar o robô para casa, para as crianças do ensino fundamental I e de permanecer em contato com a tecnologia com novas atividades para as do ensino fundamental II.
Autopercepção de Meninas do Ensino Básico em Relação às Carreiras de STEM
Authors: Silva Aline de Galés , Prado Renata Muniz , Moro Mirella M. , Araujo Aleteia
Published: July 2023

Existem vários motivos para a baixa presença feminina nas Ciências, Tecnologia, Engenharias e Matemática. A partir de um formulário original este estudo realizou uma análise qualitativa a fim de investigar a autopercepção de meninas do Ensino Básico em relação a fatores de importância na escolha da profissão. Entre os resultados, destacam-se que meninas percebem mais preconceito nas áreas de STEM e maior influência familiar para carreiras de cuidado, meninos percebem o justo oposto, demonstrando a clara discrepância de tratamento devido ao gênero atribuído.
Computação para Meninas: Pensamento Computacional com o apoio de interface tangível
Authors: Lima Maria Adriana V. , Conti Ana Barbara C. , Silvério Ana Julia A. F. , Silvério Ana R. , Amaral Gabriel C. B. S. , Freitas Gabriel C. , Leite Jhully V. N. , Moreira Laura B.
Published: July 2023

Este artigo apresenta um projeto de extensão com o propósito de ofertar um minicurso de Pensamento Computacional voltado às meninas do ensino médio de uma escola pública. O objetivo é incentivar a formação de meninas nas carreiras de computação e divulgar os cursos de graduação em Computação oferecidos pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. De forma concorrente às atividades desplugadas de Pensamento Computacional, foi proposto o uso da Sphero Mini, uma esfera robótica programável, como interface tangível de experimentação. O projeto teve a participação de 7 graduandos voluntários que atuaram na identificação da viabilidade da proposta, produção de conteúdo e como monitores. Foram ofertadas 20 vagas para alunas do primeiro ano do ensino médio.
Project Ada: Championing Women in Computer Science
Authors: Dal Pizzol Natália , Musse Soraia Raupp
Published: July 2023

Women have historically been underrepresented in STEM fields, including Computer Science. This article presents an overview of Project Ada, an initiative to empower women to pursue a career in Computer Science. The project, a partnership between a private university and a private sector company, funds scholarships to female students and provides support throughout their college careers. We hope this report will inspire more organizations and individuals to support similar initiatives and help bridge the gender gap in Computer Science and other STEM fields.
Mulheres em Empresas de Tecnologia: Análise e Desafios da Carreira Tecnológica no Estado de Pernambuco
Authors: Silva Vanessa L. , Lucena Dandhara P. R. M. , Aureliano Viviane C. O.
Published: July 2023

Esta pesquisa objetiva analisar as dificuldades e obstáculos encontrados por mulheres nas empresas de Tecnologia situadas em Pernambuco. Para alcançar esse objetivo, realizamos uma pesquisa com 39 mulheres que atuam em diversos setores da área tecnológica do estado. Os resultados apontaram que ainda existem diferenças de gênero significativas na área de Tecnologia. Desta forma, é de suma importância que práticas de incentivo à diversidade sejam adotadas para que os desafios nas relações de gênero no ambiente tecnológico sejam minimizados.
Colaboração de mulheres na computação: um estudo de caso no grupo Elas@Computação
Authors: Santos Jardely Maris da Silva , Campos Lívia Maria Rodrigues Sampaio
Published: July 2023

Na intenção de trazer visibilidade e gerar rede de apoio para as mulheres na Ciência da Computação, o grupo Elas@Computacao foi criado em 2017. Porém, apesar de todo o trabalho que o grupo exerce, não são analisados os impactos, nem quem são as participantes. O objetivo deste trabalho é traçar o perfil de mulheres que fazem parte desse grupo. Para isso, foi feito um estudo quantitativo e descritivo baseado em surveys, com o intuito de extrair informações sobre formas de participação e impacto do grupo. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que o grupo é importante por gerar impacto em suas participantes, principalmente por fornecer uma forte rede de apoio que traz segurança e confiança através da representatividade.
Um relato sobre estratégias de incentivo ao ingresso e permanência de mulheres em áreas de STEM
Authors: Sass Camila , Santos Giovanna Fincatti Dos , Pessoa Júlia Oliveira , Brandão Maria Eduarda , Rodriguez Carla , Berbert Juliana
Published: July 2023

A participação feminina é fundamental para o desenvolvimento de soluções sustentáveis que beneficiem toda a humanidade, entretanto, atualmente, em boa parte dos países, ainda há uma baixa proporção de mulheres graduadas ou matriculadas nas áreas de STEM, impactando também na representatividade feminina no mundo do trabalho. Tendo isso em vista, este artigo relata as ações do Coletivo Mirtha Lina, divididas em três frentes de trabalho, buscando aumentar a participação e permanência de meninas e mulheres nessas áreas.
Effect of Polypectomy on Middle Ear Function in Nasal Polyposis Patients
Authors: Asghari Masoud
Published: July 2023

Background: Nasal obstruction and nasal polyps are among the most common diseases treated by ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists. Clinical symptoms of the disease are mostly in the form of obstruction, such as pain or pressure in the face, nasal congestion and nasal sound, purulent nasal discharge, and dysfunction of the sense of smell. Studies show that disorders of the middle ear, Eustachian tube, nose, and paranasal sinuses affect other components. In other words, nasal polyps can cause middle ear dysfunction. The change in pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane is accompanied by changes in the structure and function of the tympanic membrane and hearing impairment. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of polypectomy on middle ear function in patients with nasal and sinus polyposis. Methods: This quasi - experimental study investigated 50 patients with nasal polyposis referred to the specialized ENT Clinic of Vali-e-Asr and Razi hospitals in Birjand, Iran, in 2021. After examination by a specialist and confirmation of nasal polyps, the patients were referred to an audiometry center (Tanin Audiometry Center) for audiometric testing. The results of pure - tone audiometry (PTA), speech recognition threshold (SRT), speech discrimination score (SDS), and endotracheal tube parameters before and after surgery were compared to patients’ clinical symptoms. Results: Out of 50 patients, 25 and 25 subjects were female and male, respectively. Based on the results of the present study, the mean PTA scores of the right ear before and after surgery were 15.9 ± 8.8 and 15.3 ± 8, respectively, which decreased significantly (P < 0.05). The PTA mean scores of the left ear before and after surgery were 15.4 ± 8.2 and 15.3 ± 8, respectively. The SRT mean scores of the right ear before and after surgery were 18.9 ± 9.1 and 18 ± 8.6, respectively. The SRT mean scores of the left ear before and after surgery were 18.7 ± 9.5 and 18.8 ± 10.2, respectively. The SDS mean scores of the right ear before and after surgery were 100 ± 0 and 100 ± 0, respectively. The SDS mean scores of the left ear before and after surgery were 100 ± 0 and 100 ± 0, respectively, which at the end of the study were not significantly different from those at the beginning of the study (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Middle ear function before and after chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) surgery was not significantly different in patients undergoing surgery. In addition, the clinical symptoms of patients after CRS improved compared to those at the beginning of the study.
Mesurant amb escaires lo medieval : catàleg exposició (Col·legi Oficial d'Arquitectes de Catalunya. Demarcació de Barcelona)
Authors: Lloveras Montserrat Joaquín , Bassa Victòria , Taberna Torres Judit , Ayala Núria
Published: July 2023

Catàleg en català, anglès, francès i castellà de l'exposició que va tenir lloc a la Demarcació de Barcelona del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya, del 9 de desembre de 2018 al 13 de gener de 2019
Analisis Penentuan Kedalaman Penanaman Pipa Flowline Untuk Mencegah Terjadinya Upheaval Buckling
Authors: Husain Jamal Rauf , Nurwaskito Arif , Syahril Muhammad
Published: July 2023

A force inside a pipe drains fluid from wells producing oil and natural gas. When the power works exceed the pipe's maximum resistance limit, it will cause deformation in the line. This research aimed to evaluate the height of the trench to determine the threshold of tremendous friction force working on the pipe to withstand the axial force, which can cause upheaval buckling. The method used is the calculation of stress analysis. The line of 12 inches measured its style and voltage was planted in the trench with l.5 meters high and 3 meters wide and the soil density of 14.70kN/m3. The data used in the calculation were the design pressure, the outside diameter of the pipe, the minimum melting point of the line, the design factor, the factor of pipe connections, the derating factor, the modulus young, the thermal expansion coefficient, the pipe installation temperature, the maximum operating temperature, the Poisson ratio, the internal pipe pressure, the sectional area of the inner pipe, the pipe cross-sectional area, the depth of pipe planting, the trench width, the value of pipe nondimension, and the soil density of flowline area. The analysis result indicated that the friction force is 356,025.71N/m, and the axial force is 44,927.35N/m. These results showed that the friction force working on the pipe could withstand the axial force working. The cost of making the trench can still be decreased by reducing the height of the track to l m. The excellent friction force in the channel with a size of lm is 252,501.92N/m, where the value is still more significant than the axial force. In conclusion, the friction force working with the trench lm high can still hold the axial force working on the pipe.
Efisiensi Kerja Pemboran Eksplorasi Pada PT Vale Indonesia
Authors: Bakri Hasbi , Thamsi Alam Budiman , Sahabuddin Sahabuddin
Published: July 2023

Exploration activities nickel (Ni) which is one of the stages, is where the exploratory drilling work efficiency is one of the main factors that can describe how good a job has been done. The purpose of this study is to analyze the efficiency of exploration drilling. This research method is done by direct observation in the field. The data that was obtained was a record time of any activities during the working day in the form of exploration drilling activity, inserting the inner tube in the core barrel, an empty lap, then taking out further drilling in the core barrel inner tube, prepare the inner tube, add pipes, and re-inserting the inner tube core barrel. There are other activities that the problems of the inner tube not landing. The inner tube can not rise, smoothing supplies drilling, pulling out the pipe, moving the drilling tool and equipment, preparation of drilling, transportation, accessibility, preparatory work crew, safety talk/meeting, checking tool, refueling, wait for dozer, crew return preparations, waiting for a supervisor/geologist, waiting for the crew, weather problems, rest, waiting to go home, repair, and water issues. This study obtained an efficiency increase of 44.43% in drilling work. Concluded the drilling work efficiency is still below the working efficiency standards applied by the company by 50%.
Being a Severan Author: Claudius Aelianus and Authorial Self-representation in Miscellaneous Compilation
Authors:   Department of Greek and Latin Philology, University of Hamburg, Trachsel Alexandra
Published: July 2023

The paper focuses on the peculiar status authors of miscellaneous compilations from Roman imperial times have. On the one hand, they seem to be mere collectors of pieces of knowledge written down by former scholars. On the other, however, they also highlight their own creative approach in the compilation process. This attitude becomes visible in the way they present their collections to their intended readers, most of the time in the introductory or conclusive remarks they provide. Our analysis will deal with these paratextual frameworks and compare the images the compilers used to describe their activities, so that our study will demonstrate how they understood their contributions and how they wanted them to be appreciated by their readers.
THE VALUE OF A CALORIE: FOOD POLICIES AND THE MAKING OF STANDARDS OF LIVING IN MID‑20TH CENTURY ROMANIA
Authors:   George Barițiu Institute of History, Cluj-Napoca, MĂRGINEAN MARA
Published: July 2023

My paper proposes a historical account of the genealogy of nutritional standards in Romania from the 1930s until the late 1950s, documenting the strategies behind turning “food” into “nutrition” and “nutrition” into a domain of political concern and governmental intervention. Using archival information, I argue that while central to the socialist state’s effort to recalibrate planning and distribution programs and ground industrialization and urbanization, these nutrition policies echo social outcomes of development worldwide and flesh out multiple possibilities of scaled analysis (global, regional, and national) in the context of the Great Depression, WWII, postwar food rationing, and postwar welfare. Consequently, instead of substantiating the interwar and the postwar as two distinctive political systems, my paper aims to show that postwar approaches to food policies should be linked with a political economy of the workforce that first became transparent in 1930s Europe.