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ERIC Number: EJ342955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Prisoners of Fortune: Commonwealth African Universities and their Political Masters.
MacKenzie, Clayton G.
Comparative Education, v22 n2 p111-21 1986
African governments have immense power over their universities and are often tempted to tinker with the workings of these institutions, ostensibly to make them more responsive to the requirements of the nation. Such interference can be dangerous. Academic freedom is vital if the university is to truly serve society. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, National Programs, Political Influences, Political Power, Politics of Education, Role of Education, Social Environment, Universities
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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