Unequal Partners American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa /

This book offers a nuanced analysis of a US-led foundation initiative of uncommon ambition, featuring seven foundations with a shared commitment to strengthen capacity in higher education in Sub-Saharan African universities. The book examines the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective,...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Jaumont, Fabrice (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Σειρά:Philanthropy and Education
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • PART ONE: THE ECOLOGY OF U.S. FOUNDATIONS IN AFRICA
  • Chapter 1: Century-Old Philanthropic Interests in Africa’s Higher Education
  • Chapter 2 – Educational Philanthropists and Higher Education Developers
  • PART TWO: THE COMMONALITIES OF PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS
  • Chapter 3 – Foundations Come with Institutional Cultures
  • Chapter 4 – When Foundations Work Together
  • Chapter 5 – The Authority of Foundation Presidents
  • PART THREE: FOUNDATIONS & THE QUESTION OF LEGITIMACY
  • Chapter 6 – The Legitimacy of American Foundations
  • Chapter 7 – The Discourse on Priorities among Donors
  • Chapter 8 – Legitimacy in an Unequal Partnership
  • Conclusion: Equal Participation and the Challenges of Higher Education Philanthropy. .