The Kenya Maasai and the protest phenomenon, 1900–1960

1971 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth King
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
African Politics

This article is concerned to show some of the dimensions of political activity amongst the Kenya Maasai in the first half of this century. Primarily, the focus is not on the ‘traditional’ Maasai, but on the small but not insignificant educated group who, despite the restrictions of the Maasai Reserve, participated in the growth of Kenya's modern African politics. Certain crucial events in East Africa—the circumcision crisis, independency in church and school, and the search for higher education—are shown to have important Maasai counterparts. At the same time, some of the stubbornest administrative and missionary problems presented in the development of Maasailand are examined within a historical perspective, and with the aid of Maasai oral materials where possible.

scholarly journals Decolonization, the Cold War, and Africans’ routes to higher education overseas, 1957–65

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-191
Author(s):  
Eric Burton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cold War ◽  
North America ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Eastern Bloc ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
African Students ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Gain Access

AbstractFrom the late 1950s, Africans seeking higher education went to a rapidly increasing number of destinations, both within Africa and overseas. Based on multi-sited archival research and memoirs, this article shows how Africans forged and used new routes to gain access to higher education denied to them in their territories of origin, and in this way also shaped scholarship policies across the globe. Focusing on British-ruled territories in East Africa, the article establishes the importance of African intermediaries and independent countries as hubs of mobility. The agency of students and intermediaries, as well as official responses, are examined in three interconnected cases: the clandestine ‘Nile route’ from East Africa to Egypt and eastern Europe; the ‘airlifts’ from East Africa to North America; and the ‘exodus’ of African students from the Eastern bloc to western Europe. Although all of these routes were short-lived, they transformed official scholarship provisions, and significantly shaped the postcolonial period in the countries of origin.

scholarly journals The Development of Distance Education Systems in Turkey, the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaf Zawacki-Richter ◽  
Yasar Kondakci ◽  
Svenja Bedenlier ◽  
Uthman Alturki ◽  
Ahmed Aldraiweesh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Russian Federation

Abstract In many countries, open and distance education is perceived as a way to meet the growing need for higher education. This paper explores the development of online and distance education in three countries that are still a white spot on the landscape of international distance education research although they have implemented elaborated distance education systems: Turkey, Russia and Saudi-Arabia. In order to understand the current state of distance education systems in the three countries, their respective systems are described from a historical perspective, compared in regard to their organization, important institutions for open and distance education and current developments. This comparative analysis directs the focus on little investigated education systems and contributes to an enhanced understanding of their past, present, and future.

Management Quandary

2020 ◽  
pp. 140-157
Author(s):  
Jerrid P. Freeman ◽  
Karen J. Haley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Multiple Relationships ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Higher Education Leaders ◽  
Business Acumen

Higher education is changing in significant ways and cannot continue to operate in the same ways it once functioned. This multifaceted complexity requires leaders to manage and lead not only the business enterprise of higher education, but also societal demands within the context of multiple institutional structures and values. Every leader must understand their role in managing and how to be nimble enough to respond and adapt to the needs of society, students, and business while also developing the quality of education and experience that restores the faith of the public in higher education. Higher education leaders must be willing to take on the management quandary before them—maintain a strong business acumen, manage the multiple relationships inside and outside the Academy, and address the needs of society and business in knowledge and skill acquisition. The current climate presents a scenario where it is difficult for a leader who focuses heavily on only one element and lacks the historical perspective of higher education to be successful.

The politics of medical higher education in East Africa

1972 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger J. Southall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
East Africa
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