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Education and social equality in Kenya
This paper develops the premise that schools are
simultaneously involved in defining and justifying both systems of
stratification and ideals and practices of egalitarianism. It argues
that this apparent paradox is resolved in the notion of meritocratic
selection and then draws on varied Kenyan data to assess the extent
to which the notion is both a practical reality and an article of
national policy
Scholarly Knowledge: At an Inflection Point?
In the rapidly expanding sector of higher education worldwide, high quality research is disproportionately produced by a small number of research-intensive universities, probably no more than 400 worldwide. These universities are experiencing major changes, spurred by new technologies and data sources from those technologies, by the commercialization in the âknowledge economyâ and competition from the for-profit private sector, and of course by opportunities and pressures of globalization itself. The phase we are in is further shaped by changes in how the state and the market set research priorities, partly by creating an accountability regime tied to timely and measurable contributions of products, services, and policies.Where does Africa fit in? It does not have competitive research-intensive universities. It does have high quality individual researchers. The author argues that its strength lies in robust regional research collaborations, coupled with serious engagement with stakeholder platforms including government, commerce, and NGOs.---Dans le secteur de lâenseignement supĂ©rieur mondial Ă lâexpansion rapide, la recherche de grande qualitĂ© est produite disproportionnellement par un nombre restreint dâuniversitĂ©s fortement axĂ©es sur la recherche, dont le nombre ne sâĂ©lĂšve probablement pas Ă plus de 400 dans le monde entier. Ces universitĂ©s sont en train de connaĂźtre des changements majeurs, dĂ©clenchĂ©s par les nouvelles technologies et les sources de donnĂ©es Ă©manant de ces technologies, par la commer-cialisation dans lâ « Ă©conomie du savoir » et la compĂ©tition provenant du secteur privĂ© lucratif, et bien entendu, par des opportunitĂ©s et des pressions crĂ©Ă©es par la mondialisation elle-mĂȘme. La phase que nous traversons est, qui plus est, caractĂ©risĂ©e par le changement de la maniĂšre dont lâĂ©tat et le marchĂ© Ă©tablissent les prioritĂ©s de la recherche, partiellement en crĂ©ant un rĂ©gime oĂč les instituions doivent rendre des comptes, un rĂ©gime liĂ© aux contributions opportunes et mesurables de produits, de services et de politiques.Dans ce contexte, oĂč lâAfrique trouve-t-elle sa place ? Elle nâa pas dâuniversitĂ©s compĂ©titives axĂ©es fortement sur la recherche. Elle possĂšde, nĂ©anmoins, des chercheurs individuels de grande qualitĂ©. Lâauteur estime que sa force repose sur des partenariats de recherche rĂ©gionaux solides, couplĂ©s Ă des engagements sĂ©rieux pris envers des parties prenantes comme le gouvernement, le milieu du commerce et les ONG
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