Public Policy and the Management of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Kenya.

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Title: Public Policy and the Management of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Kenya.
Language: English
Authors: Gray, Kenneth R., Credle, Sid Howard
Source: Journal of Marketing for Higher Education. 1996 7(4):49-59.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 1996
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Public Policy, Resource Allocation
Geographic Terms: Africa, Kenya
ISSN: 0884-1241
Abstract: Examines Kenya's policy concerning growth and development of higher education over the last 20 years. Concludes that Kenya has problems of infrastructure quality and physical plant similar to those of other Sub-Saharan African countries, that resource allocation policies are inconsistent, and that expansion should be guided by popular demand for higher education and economic development needs. Expansion options are considered. (Author/MSE)
Entry Date: 1997
Accession Number: EJ541236
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Examines Kenya's policy concerning growth and development of higher education over the last 20 years. Concludes that Kenya has problems of infrastructure quality and physical plant similar to those of other Sub-Saharan African countries, that resource allocation policies are inconsistent, and that expansion should be guided by popular demand for higher education and economic development needs. Expansion options are considered. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:0884-1241