Unequal partners : American foundations and higher education development in Africa /: American foundations and higher education development in Africa. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fabrice Jaumont.
• Authors: Jaumont, Fabrice
• Contents: Foreword; Series Editor Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Chapter 1: Introduction: American Philanthropyand the Rebirth of Higher Education in Africa ; Notes ; Bibliography; Part I: The Ecology of U.S.€Foundations in Africa; Chapter 2: Century-Old Philanthropic Interests in Africa's Higher Education ; Higher Education in Africa and the Presence of US Foundations; Capacity Building and Institutional Development ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Chapter 3: Educational Philanthropists and€Higher Education Developers; Language Bias and€Grantmaking in€Africa. NotesBibliography; Part II: The Commonalities of Philanthropic Foundations; Chapter 4: Foundations Come with€Institutional Cultures; Institutional Cultures Versus Bureaucratic Processes; Notes; Chapter 5: When Foundations Work Together; The Partnership For€Higher Education In€Africa; Collaborative Engagement and€Individualistic Interests; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 6: The Authority of Foundation Presidents ; Like-Minded Leaders; The Presidents and€Their Boards; On Leadership and€Ownership; Notes; Bibliography; Part III: Foundations & the Question of Legitimacy. Chapter 7: The Legitimacy of American Foundations Skepticism About the€Role of€Foundations; Legitimizing the€Role of€Foundations in€African Higher Education; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 8: The Discourse on Priorities Among Donors ; The Rhetoric of€Capacity Building; Influence Strategy and€High-Impact Philanthropy; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 9: Legitimacy in an Unequal Partnership ; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 10: Conclusion: Equal Participation and the Challenges of Higher Education Philanthropy; Unequal Partners, Dependency, and€the€Discourse on€Priorities; General Reflections. Appendix AAppendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 378.0072096; Endowment of research -- Africa; Education, Higher -- Research grants -- Africa; EDUCATION -- Higher; Education, Higher -- Research grants; Endowment of research; Education; Higher Education; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137593481; 1137593482; 1137593466; 9781137593467; 9781137593474; 1137593474
• Related ISBNs: 9781137593467
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 28, 2016).
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