Understanding Higher Education : Alternative Perspectives /

"Drawing on the South African case, this book looks at shifts in higher education around the world in the last two decades. In South Africa, calls for transformation have been heard in the university since the last days of apartheid. Similar claims for quality higher education to be made availa...

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Main Authors: Boughey, Chrissie (Author), McKenna, Sioux (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cape Town, South Africa : African Minds, 2021
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