TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
UNIT 1
1.0 THE MEANING OF EDUCATION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION
1.3 CONTEMPORARY DEFINITIONS
1.4 THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF EDUCATION
1.5 THE CONTENT OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
1.6 METHOD OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
1.7 WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
1.8 ORIGINS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
1.9 THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MODERN EDUCATION MOVEMENT
1.10 THE MODERN ERA
1.11 GLOBAL TRENDS IN EDUCATION
UNIT 2
2.0 THE ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSITY
2.1 ORIGIN AND ORGANIZATION
2.2 ACADEMIC WORK AND DEVELOPMENT
2.3 RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
2.4 MODERN PERIOD
UNIT 3
3.0 HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA: THE EMERGING ISSUES
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 THE MAJOR ISSUES
1. Access
2. Funding
3. Academic Quality
4. Curriculum Reform
5. University Governance and Management
6. Educational Environments
7. Accreditation
8. Information and Communication Technologies
9. University Links with the Private Sector
10. Student Affairs
11. Staff Development
12. Gender Issues
