The idea of an African university; the Nigerian experience.

9781565182301

The idea of an African university; the Nigerian experience.

Ed. by Joseph Kenny.

Council/Research in Values...

2007

189 pages

$17.50

Paperback

Nigerian philosophical studies; 2. Cultural heritage and contemporary change, series II, Africa; v.11

LA1503

Ten academics and administrators from Africa and the U.S. contribute nine chapters exploring Nigeria's challenges in developing universities that strike a balance between ancient cultural wisdom and traditions and the present global age. Coverage includes the struggles faced by Nigerian universities over the past 50 years in building a university system in the midst of a population explosion, a civil war and a revolution in the very nature of what a university is; current curriculum questions now faced by Nigerian universities regarding what specifically is to be taught; and the response to the cultural challenge faced by universities to shape physical, social, and cultural progress in ways consistent with a Nigerian identity and vice versa.

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