Globalisation, Enterprise and Knowledge: Education, Training and Development in Africa (Monographs in International Education) Book

This book examines some of the major challenges faced by African education by placing them in two important contexts. First, it explores how new economic dynamics, linked to globalisation, impact upon educational priorities and possibilities. Second, it stresses the need to locate educational policies and practices alongside approaches in other sectors. This leads to an analysis of the intersections between education, training and enterprise development. Through detailed examinations of recent policies and practices in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, the book shows how different national approaches emerge in spite of apparent convergences in donor agency policy and international policy discourses. Aimed at policy makers and practitioners as well as academics, the book outlines a series of theoretical, policy and practical challenges for the future of African education and its broader role in development. CONTENTS: Introduction. The Challenge Facing African Countries; Globalisation, Enterprise and Knowledge: a new development challenge for African countries; Globalisation, Enterprise and the Knowledge Economy; Development Strategies: international and national; Competitive Education; From Training to Skills Development: responding to the knowledge economy; Towards the Development of Learning Enterprises; Globalisation, Enterprise and Knowledge and the Challenges for African Learning-led Competitiveness; Bibliography; AbbreviationsRead More