University league tables and ranking systems in Africa

Kiraka, Ruth; Maringe, Felix; Kanyutu, Watiri; Mogaji, Emmanuel

doi:10.4324/9780429325816-15

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“…59 It is astounding that university rankings remain an influential metric in determining the quality of higher education, regardless of how the system is rooted in (and actively promotes) colonial legacies. 60 While seemingly objective, these rankings have long been criticised for reinforcing colonial legacies, perpetuating global inequality, marginalisation, and replicating Western-centric knowledge structures. 61 One only needs to consider how these rankings are predominantly dominated by institutions from Europe and North America, consistently in the top positions.…”

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Ending Curriculum Violence and Academic Ancestral Worship: An Afrocentric Perspective on Decolonising Higher Education in Africa

Mutongoza,

Mutanho,

Makeleni

2023

EHASS

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There have been multiple contributions to the decolonisation agenda in Africa since the onset of calls to decolonise education under the auspices of the #RhodesMustFall protests in South Africa. Nevertheless, these efforts have not resulted in the realisation of a truly decolonised higher education. The present study was built on the premise that decolonising higher education requires a deep analysis of how the perpetuation of academic ancestral worship has been used to maintain the dominance of Western epistemologies at the expense of indigenous peoples. Although closely related, this study conceptualised curriculum violence as how the curriculum reinforces imbalances in knowledge production systems while academic ancestral worship is understood as the veneration of Western academic traditions and scholarships over indigenous knowledge and scholars. To effectively argue for an Afrocentric position on ending these pervasive forms of colonialism in education, the researchers used a literature review methodology, which entailed meticulously searching for published literature using keywords. The study’s findings highlight the need to commit to social justice and equity to liberate and transform higher education in Africa using a model that advocates for Afrocentric knowledge creation, validation, and dissemination. This study also raises awareness of curriculum violence and academic ancestral worship. It further increases understanding of their impact on marginalised communities to inform policy and decision-making in educational institutions and lead to the implementation of more inclusive and equitable curricula and practices. Keywords: Academic Ancestral Worship, Curriculum Violence, Decolonisation, Epistemology, Higher Education

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Section: The Etiquette Of the Shrinementioning

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Ending Curriculum Violence and Academic Ancestral Worship: An Afrocentric Perspective on Decolonising Higher Education in Africa

Mutongoza,

Mutanho,

Makeleni

2023

EHASS

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“…Several African countries, including South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, among others, have regulatory systems and agencies mandated to ensure quality assurance and quality control in the higher and tertiary education sector that encompasses the universities ( Garwe, 2014 ; Jonathan, 2000 ; Kiraka et al, 2020 ). In this respect, such countries will claim that their university systems conform to global best practices and standards.…”

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“…The goal of such evaluations should be to benchmark Africa's university education and research systems against global best practices. Yet most African countries and even some scholars (e.g., Kiraka et al, 2020 ) would probably argue for and prefer a regional or continental peer review process arguing that ‘African problems need African solutions’. However, a regional or continental peer review process undertaken by experts from equally weak African university and research systems may not yield the desired results.…”

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When silence goes viral, Africa sneezes! A perspective on Africa's subdued research response to COVID-19 and a call for local scientific evidence

Gwenzi

Rzymski

2021

Environmental Research

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“…According to the UniRank 2019, there are 35 Nigerian Universities in the Top 200 (UniRank, 2019), these Universities have been licensed and accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organisation in Nigeria. These universities are considered the best in Nigeria, according to the league table (Kiraka, et al, 2020), and with the indication that they can give an overview of how academic staff are developing their brand through their University websites. Table 2 presents the list of the 35 Universities from Nigeria, which are the sample for the study.…”

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Academic Staff Using University Website Profile Page for Academic Digital Branding

Mogaji

2021

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership

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The growing interest in the internet and other digital technologies transforming the practice of education has led to the emergence of novel uses of new media for engaging with stakeholders. This study explored the web profile academic staff in Nigerian universities to understand how academic staff are using the platform to position their academic brand in this digital age. The ALARA model of information search was adopted taking on a qualitative approach in understanding how information are presented and accessed on websites. The analysis revealed that academic staff are not taking ownership and responsibility for their pages, and they are making little effort to develop their academic brand in this digital age. This study contributes to knowledge of academic branding with implications for university administrators working on creating a platform for academics branding. This study also contributes to the literature on the general guidelines on usability evaluations of websites to improve staff profile webpages.

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University league tables and ranking systems in Africa

Cited by 9 publications

References 1 publication

Ending Curriculum Violence and Academic Ancestral Worship: An Afrocentric Perspective on Decolonising Higher Education in Africa

Ending Curriculum Violence and Academic Ancestral Worship: An Afrocentric Perspective on Decolonising Higher Education in Africa

When silence goes viral, Africa sneezes! A perspective on Africa's subdued research response to COVID-19 and a call for local scientific evidence

Academic Staff Using University Website Profile Page for Academic Digital Branding

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