Skip navigation
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp015t34sn369
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorGasu, John-
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-07T17:25:23Z-
dc.date.available2019-03-07T17:25:23Z-
dc.date.issued2018-11-
dc.identifier.issn978-2-86978-785-8-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp015t34sn369-
dc.descriptionThis study which uses the Ghanaian situation as a case study examines leadership in higher education. It addresses the governance situation in six universities namely, University of Ghana (Accra), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Kumasi), University of Cape Coast (Cape Coast), University for Development Studies (Tamale), Valley View University (Accra) and the Catholic University College of Ghana (Fiapre, Sunyani). These institutions constitute a mix of four public universities and two private ones. It examined how the general African higher education governance situation has played out in Ghana’s universities, with a view to examining whether the capacity of higher education leadership is adequate to the challenges of a competitive landscape. Aside from focusing on the specific mandates and objectives which each of the six institutions are set up for, the contingencies in which their operations had been embroiled are also looked at. Of particular significance to the study are the key issues of (a) finding out ways in which leadership structure in each of the universities meet the challenges of academic excellence; (b) to find out whether leadership capacities in the universities were adequate in ensuring high academic service delivery; and (c) an examination of the measures for building capacities of staff to enhance efficiency. The findings of each of the institutions are separately chapterised and then a separate chapter is provided for a comparative analysis between the institutions. Recommendations to remediate the challenges that are encountered, as provided by the stakeholders and the author are made for policy considerations.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCODESRIA Working Paper Series, 2018en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://www.codesria.orgen_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Cape Coasten_US
dc.subjectUniversity for Development Studiesen_US
dc.subjectValley View Universityen_US
dc.subjectCatholic University College of Ghanaen_US
dc.subjecthigher education governanceen_US
dc.subjectleadershipen_US
dc.titleStrengthening Higher Education Leadership in Africa: A Study of Ghana's Situationen_US
pu.depositorCordonnier, Deborah-
dc.publisher.placeDakar, Senegalen_US
dc.publisher.corporateCODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa)en_US
Appears in Collections:Serials and series reports (Publicly Accessible) - CODESRIA

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
0Prelim.pdf86.26 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
1Introduction.pdf63.82 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
2QualityAssurance.pdf38.93 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
3InstitutionalandLegalframework.pdf49.87 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
4UniversityofGhana.pdf347.22 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
5KwameNkrumahUniversity.pdf284.04 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
6UniversityofCapeCoast.pdf280.22 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
7UniversityforDevelopmentStudies.pdf395.33 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
8ValleyViewUniversity.pdf209.42 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
9CatholicUniversity.pdf201.63 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
10PublicandPrivateUniversities.pdf104.5 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
11ConclusionsandRecommendations.pdf68.41 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
12Notes.pdf22.94 kBAdobe PDFView/Download
13References.pdf50.38 kBAdobe PDFView/Download


Items in Dataspace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.