Research Catalog
The Status of Student Involvement in University Governance in Kenya The Case of Public and Private Universities
- Title
- The Status of Student Involvement in University Governance in Kenya [electronic resource] : The Case of Public and Private Universities / Munyae M. Mulinge, Josephine N. Arasa, Violet Wawire.
- Author
- Mulinge, Munyae M.
- Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
- Oxford [England] : Distributed elsewhere by African Books Collective
- Dakar [Senegal] : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, [2017]
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (xx, 231 pages).)
- Summary
- This book examines the concept of the democratization of governance in universities in Kenya with particular emphasis on students involvement in governance processes and decision making. Data were collected from members of the student community utilizing a structured self-administered questionnaire and from purposively selected key informants and focus group discussants drawn from Kenyatta University (representing the public sector) and the United States International University (representing the private sector). The guiding argument for the study was that shared governance, one of the principles of good governance, is critical in enabling the universities to deliver their visions and the missions effectively. The results revealed that while in principle, Kenyan universities have embraced democratic governance in which all stakeholders, including students, have a role to play, in practice they continue to violate the core principles of good governance, particularly shared governance. Specifically, students, who are major stakeholders in university education, are largely excluded from significant structures of governance thereby limiting their influence and participation. Although their representation is mainly provided via student self-governance organs (unions, associations and/or councils), their effectiveness is undermined considerably by the lack of trust and confidencec of the student body and the unending manipulation by top university administrators and external political actors. Student active involvement in decision making is mainly confined to lower levels such as the school/faculty and departmental/programme. The authors call for a paradigm shift in the involvement of students in the governance of universities in ways that discourage the current culture of tokenism and political correctness that characterizes public and private universities in Kenya.
- Series Statement
- CODESRIA book series
- Uniform Title
- Status of Student Involvement in University Governance in Kenya (Online)
- Codesria book series.
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Alternative Title
- Status of Student Involvement in University Governance in Kenya (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-178) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The growth of university education in Kenya -- 3. The governance of higher education -- 4. Research design and methodology -- 5. Findings -- 6. Summary, discussion, conclusions and recommendations.
- OCLC
- ssj0001818576
- Author
- Mulinge, Munyae M.
- Title
- The Status of Student Involvement in University Governance in Kenya [electronic resource] : The Case of Public and Private Universities / Munyae M. Mulinge, Josephine N. Arasa, Violet Wawire.
- Imprint
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)Oxford [England] : Distributed elsewhere by African Books Collective (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)Dakar [Senegal] : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, [2017] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
- Series
- CODESRIA book seriesCodesria book series.Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-178) and index.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Wawire, Violet K.Arasa, Josephine N.Project Muse.
- Other Form:
- Print version: 9782869787148