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What was the role of African higher education institutions in the 1960s?
What was the role of African higher education institutions in the 1960s?
- To serve as the intellectual base for African nationalism (correct)
- To create a small elite class
- To promote economic development
- To focus on primary education rather than higher education
What was the impact of the debt crisis on African higher education in the 1980s?
What was the impact of the debt crisis on African higher education in the 1980s?
- It had no impact on African higher education
- It led to increased funding and resources for higher education
- It led to the intervention of the IMF and World Bank in higher education policies through Structural Adjustment Programs (correct)
- It resulted in a focus on primary education rather than higher education
What was the role of African higher education institutions in the 1990s?
What was the role of African higher education institutions in the 1990s?
- To address the brain drain and academic crisis of the 1980s
- To serve as agents of the knowledge-based economy in the new economic system (correct)
- To focus on primary education rather than higher education
- To continue promoting economic development
What was the impact of population growth on higher education in Africa in the mid-80s and 90s?
What was the impact of population growth on higher education in Africa in the mid-80s and 90s?
What was the impact of the debt crisis on higher education funding in Africa in the 1980s?
What was the impact of the debt crisis on higher education funding in Africa in the 1980s?
What was the role of higher education institutions in the building of African nationalism in the 1960s?
What was the role of higher education institutions in the building of African nationalism in the 1960s?
What was the primary reason for the World Bank to change its development policy in favor of higher education (HE)?
What was the primary reason for the World Bank to change its development policy in favor of higher education (HE)?
What percentage of their budgets do sub-Saharan countries typically spend on higher education?
What percentage of their budgets do sub-Saharan countries typically spend on higher education?
What was the primary goal of higher education reforms in the 1990s?
What was the primary goal of higher education reforms in the 1990s?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the diversified dual higher education system that emerged in Africa?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the diversified dual higher education system that emerged in Africa?
How did the introduction of private higher education institutions impact female participation?
How did the introduction of private higher education institutions impact female participation?
What was the primary concern regarding the quality of education provided by profit-oriented private higher education institutions?
What was the primary concern regarding the quality of education provided by profit-oriented private higher education institutions?
