Deficits In Academic Staff Capacity In Africa And Challenges Of Developing And Retaining The Next Generation Of Academics

This report seeks to analyze the staffing situation in various universities that are members of the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa [PHEA]. The purpose is to ascertain the extent of the problem in these institutions, examine their ability to develop the next generation of academics in order to combat the decline, and proffer some suggestions about what can be done to regenerate the African professoriate.

Citation: Tettey, Wisdom. Deficits In Academic Staff Capacity In Africa And Challenges Of Developing And Retaining The Next Generation Of Academics . New York: Partnership For Higher Education In Africa, 2009.

Program: Higher Education and Research in Africa